Chile reaches 5,688 deaths from coronavirus, total cases rise to 279,393
SANTIAGO – Chile’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday said that the total number of deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) has reached 5,688, while total number…
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UK moves to end “national hibernation” with pubs reopening on July 4
Pubs in England can reopen on Jul 4 after over three months of closure due to coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced last week, a…
Chile’s COVID-19 cases reach 275,999; total 5,575 deaths confirmed
SANTIAGO – Chile on Monday reported a total of 275,999 coronavirus infections since the outbreak began in the country, and 4,017 in the last 24…
COVID-19: Over 68% of parents won’t allow their children return to school, shows Chilean survey
Andrew Mendez/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – More than 68 percent of parents say they will not allow their children to attend classes this upcoming…
COVID-19 pandemic yet to peak in the Americas, warns WHO
GENEVA – The coronavirus pandemic has yet to peak in the Americas, the World Health Organization warned yesterday, as it said global infections were likely…
COVID-19: Colombia extends compulsory isolation for two more weeks
BOGOTA – Colombia extended by two more weeks, until July 15, the mandatory preventive isolation throughout the country to contain the expansion of the coronavirus,…
Brazil judge orders Bolsonaro to wear a face mask in public
BRASILIA – A federal judge in Brazil ordered President Jair Bolsonaro to wear a face mask in public after the far-right leader repeatedly flouted the…
Chile’s Covid-19 tally crosses 250,000
Ross Brown/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – Chile on Tuesday reported 3,804 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number to 250,767. In a daily…
Brazilians swarm to beaches despite more than 50,000 Covid-19 deaths
SAO PAULO – Brazil reached more than a million confirmed coronavirus cases and 50,000 deaths over the weekend as throngs of people swarmed Rio de…
Do as I Say, Not as I Do
Marcelo Montecinos/The Santiago Times Staff While Chile continues to climb the Covid-19 worldwide charts for contagion and deaths, its president, Sebastian Piñera, throws caution, and…