Latin America’s largest airline files for bankruptcy in U.S. amid COVID-19 crisis
SANTIAGO – The largest airline in the region, LATAM has filed for bankruptcy in the United States, following a slump in business amid the COVID-19…
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Chile’s health system ‘very close to the limit’ as COVID-19 cases approach 74,000
SANTIAGO – Chile’s healthcare system is under strain and “very close to the limit,” President Sebastian Piñera admitted on Sunday, as the number of confirmed…
New initiative allows stranded Chileans and Peruvians to return home
Marcelo Montecinos/The Santiago Times Staff The Chilean Minister of Foreign Relations, Teodoro Ribera, announced today a repatriation initiative for Chileans and Peruvians that would allow…
Brazil now has second highest number of COVID-19 cases globally
SAO PAULO – Brazil became the world No 2 hotspot for coronavirus cases on Saturday, second only to the United States, after it confirmed that…
Chile reports 630 COVID-19 deaths; 61,857 cases of infection
SANTIAGO – Chilean authorities have detected 4,276 new cases of COVID-19 infection and 41 more deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the latest…
People line up to pawn or sell their jewelry in Arica
Ross Brown & Larisa Zinder/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – The mayor of Arica, Gerardo Espíndola, on Wednesday expressed his concerns about despair and uncertainty…
Coronavirus cases soar above 57,000 in Chile
SANTIAGO – The total number of coronavirus-related cases in Chile rose to 57,581 on Wednesday, according to the government data, with 589 fatalities and 23,992…
Brazil jumps to fourth in COVID-19 cases worldwide
SAO PAULO – In the past two days, Brazil has recorded more than 800 new deaths and over 16,000 new cases from the novel coronavirus,…
Chile sends troops to contain hungry protesters in Santiago
SANTIAGO – Coronavirus cases keep soaring in Chile as soldiers are deployed to back up riot police in Santiago following clashes with demonstrators angry about…
In Pics: Peruvian migrants sleeping outside embassy in Santiago de Chile
Peruvian nationals, who came to neighbouring Chile in search of work, have found themselves in a very difficult situation due to the coronavirus crisis. The…