Antarctica’s splendid isolation keeps coronavirus at bay
SANTIAGO – As the planet battles the seemingly inexorable spread of the coronavirus, Antarctica remains the only COVID-19-free continent — thanks in the main to…
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In Victory Against Polio, Hope for the Battle Against COVID-19
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – For much of the 20th century, summer was “polio season,” and people were accustomed to seeing swimming pools and movie theaters closed…
Dead cat in Catalonia tests positive for coronavirus
BARCELONA – A cat belonging to a family in the Spanish region of Catalonia tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the professor who conducted an…
Chile reports 294 deaths, nearly 26,000 coronavirus cases
SANTIAGO – The number of COVID-19 fatalities in Chile rose to a total of 294 on Friday, as the disease ravages the economy of the…
COVID-19: Chile confirms 277 coronavirus deaths; overall tally hits 16,000
SANTIAGO – Chile has so far confirmed more than 16,000 cases of coronavirus in the country, one of the countries with highest tally in Latin…
COVID-19: Chile’s coronavirus cases near 8,000; 92 deaths confirmed
SANTIAGO – The confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Chile have reached 7,917, including 92 deaths, while over 2,500 have recovered from infection as…
COVID19: Chile confirms 2nd death from coronavirus; total cases rise to 746
SANTIAGO – The death toll from COVID-19, a novel coronavirus, has reached to 2 in Chile, the health authorities confirmed on Monday. The elderly patient…
COVID-19: Chile confirms 3rd case of coronavirus
SANTIAGO – The Chilean Ministry of Health has confirmed the third case of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the South American country. “This is…
Trump confirms first Coronavirus death in U.S.
WASHINGTON – A woman has died from coronavirus in Washington, making it the first reported death in the United States. President Donald Trump said the…
Chile opens public consultation period for two marine parks
SANTIAGO – Chile’s Sub-secretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Subpesca) is carrying out a public consultation on the general management plans designed for the Nazcas-Desventuradas and…