Piñera announces food baskets; COVID-19 cases soar above 46,000 in Chile
SANTIAGO – President Sebastián Piñera has announced new measures to cope with the coronavirus, at a time when about 45% of the Chilean population is…
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Panama moves to end quarantine gender discrimination
WASHINGTON – The government of Panama has taken an important initial step to address the discriminatory impacts of its gender-based quarantine measures on transgender people…
Two Chilean ministers and 23 lawmakers under quarantine
SANTIAGO – Two of Chile’s top Cabinet ministers said on Sunday they would quarantine after coming in close contact with Chilean lawmakers who tested positive…
In Pics: Chile lockdown leaves Venezuelan migrants stranded amid virus fears
SANTIAGO – Hundreds of Venezuelans in Chile are forced to live in makeshift tents outside their country’s embassy in Santiago amid the coronavirus outbreak. These…
COVID-19 baby boom? This new study suggests perhaps not
Over 80% of people surveyed in a study do not plan to conceive during the COVID-19 crisis, perhaps putting to rest suggestions that the lockdown…
Peru forward Farfan diagnosed with COVID-19
LIMA – Peru and Lokomotiv Moscow forward Jefferson Farfan has been tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Jefferson Farfan has tested positive for coronavirus. We…
Chile records highest number of daily deaths from coronavirus amid ‘Battle of Santiago’
SANTIAGO – Chile’s Health Ministry on Sunday reported that the total number of confirmed cases in the country has risen to 43,781, with 450 deaths….
Fewer remittances because of COVID19 will hit hard Central and Latin America
NEW YORK – Remittances—the money that immigrants working abroad send home to families on a regular basis—have become a major source of funding for developing…
Brazil: Leader of Amazonian Peoples dies of coronavirus
SAO PAULO – The coronavirus pandemic has hit 38 indigenous groups in Brazil, raising fears for populations that have a history of being decimated by…
COVID-19 cases surpass 84,000 in Peru
LIMA – Peru’s Health Ministry on Saturday said 3,891 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s total number…