COVID-19 pandemic yet to peak in the Americas, warns WHO
GENEVA – The coronavirus pandemic has yet to peak in the Americas, the World Health Organization warned yesterday, as it said global infections were likely…
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COVID-19: Colombia extends compulsory isolation for two more weeks
BOGOTA – Colombia extended by two more weeks, until July 15, the mandatory preventive isolation throughout the country to contain the expansion of the coronavirus,…
Brazil judge orders Bolsonaro to wear a face mask in public
BRASILIA – A federal judge in Brazil ordered President Jair Bolsonaro to wear a face mask in public after the far-right leader repeatedly flouted the…
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…
Brazilians swarm to beaches despite more than 50,000 Covid-19 deaths
SAO PAULO – Brazil reached more than a million confirmed coronavirus cases and 50,000 deaths over the weekend as throngs of people swarmed Rio de…
Do as I Say, Not as I Do
Marcelo Montecinos/The Santiago Times Staff While Chile continues to climb the Covid-19 worldwide charts for contagion and deaths, its president, Sebastian Piñera, throws caution, and…
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…
Food Insecurity Concerns for Latin America and the Caribbean
By Samira Sadeque UNITED NATIONS – The multi-dimensional impacts of the coronavirus pandemic in Latin America could lead to a “hunger pandemic” if not addressed…
Chile heading for its worst economic contraction in 35 years, says central bank
SANTIAGO – The Chilean central bank has said that the economy of the world’s top copper producer would contract between 5.5% and 7.5% in 2020,…
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…