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…
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Chile overtakes Italy as 8th country with highest number of COVID-19 cases
SANTIAGO – The combined number of patients who have diagnosed with the novel coronavirus in Chile has reached to 242,355, some four thousand more cases…
COVID-19: Chile surpasses Germany and Iran to become 9th worst-hit country in the world
SANTIAGO – Chile on Thursday overtook Germany and Iran to become the 9th country with highest number of coronavirus cases in the world. The Ministry…
Blast from the Past: When Piñera left Presidency with 50pc approval rating
On this day in 2014, Sebastian Piñera, the first right-wing president since Chile’s transition to democracy – left La Moneda after completing his four-year term…
Chile tightens coronavirus lockdowns as national tally tops 220,000
Ross Brown/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – Chile on Wednesday tightened the lockdowns in capital Santiago as the South American surpassed 220,000 cases of the…
Piñera approval falls to 24% amid rising COVID-19 cases in Chile
SANTIAGO – Chileans’ approval of President Sebastián Piñera saw a decline of three percentage points, reaching 24% and a disapproval of 65% last week, amid…
Chile: Tiltil mayor dies days after COVID-19 infection
SANTIAGO – Chilean authorities have confirmed the death of Nelson Orellana, the mayor of Tiltil, who had previously been reported as infected with the coronavirus….
Chile now has 11th highest number of COVID-19 cases worldwide; 3,383 confirmed dead
SANTIAGO – Chile on Tuesday surpassed Turkey – that has 181,298 cases of coronavirus – to become the 11th worst-hit country in the world, after…
Chile reports 39 new COVID-19 deaths; 179,436 virus cases overall
SANTIAGO – Chilean authorities confirmed 39 new deaths Monday due to the novel coronavirus and the state’s death toll stands at 3,362. As reported by…
Chilean copper miners threaten strike over alarming increase in Covid-19 cases
SANTIAGO – Chilean copper miners’ unions called on Sunday for a re-evaluation of the operational continuity plans of the country’s biggest miners during what they…