Chile reaches new peak of deaths from coronavirus
SANTIAGO – Chile has extended the quarantine measures to counteract the spread of COVID-19 in the capital Santiago and the metropolitan area for another week…
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COVID-9: Chile extends lockdown in 41 communes for another week
SANTIAGO – The quarantine measures to counteract the spread of COVID-19 in Chile have been extended for another week as the total number of coronavirus…
Black Death and Coronavirus: a brief general comparison
Gonzalo Díaz Ponce The Black Death (or Bubonic plague) devastated Europe between 1347 and 1351, and it killed more lives than any war or other…
The forgotten by Covid-19
Marcelo Montecinos/The Santiago Times Staff While those that have lined up at the Civil Registry to get their codes, in order to be eligible for…
Meet Juanita – the oldest patient in Chile to recover from Covid-19
Ross Brown/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – A 111-year-old Chilean woman has made a full recovery from the novel coronavirus, according to government officials. Juana…
Chile records highest number of coronavirus deaths in a day
Ross Brown/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – Chile on Thursday reported that 49 people have died from coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours –…
Chile opens special residences as COVID-19 tally reaches 82,289
SANTIAGO – The total number of coronavirus cases in Chile reached 82,289, the government said Wednesday, while 841 people have died from the disease. President…
Medics now wear capes
Marcelo Montecinos THE death of the first Chilean doctor, José René Sánchez, due to Covid-19 yesterday was a sad reminder of what medics have to…
First doctor dies from coronavirus in Chile
Ross Brown/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – Chile’s Sótero Del Río Hospital has confirmed the death of a doctor, who had contracted COVID-19. In a…
Chile surpasses countries most hit by COVID-19 in daily cases per million inhabitants
SANTIAGO – Chile now ranks number two worldwide in the average number of daily cases per million inhabitants and surpassed the countries hardest hit by…