Chile digs thousands of graves as COVID-19 cases soar above 37,000
SANTIAGO – Thousands of fresh graves are being dug in Santiago’s main cemetery amid a spike in Chile’s COVID-19 cases, authorities said on Thursday. Chile’s…
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Is the Total Lockdown of Santiago an Overkill?
Marcelo Montecinos As 7 million people prepare for total quarantine, some question if it is an over-reaction, considering that the mortality rate of SARS-CoV-2 in…
Total quarantine in Santiago de Chile after coronavirus spike
SANTIAGO – Chile ordered a mandatory total quarantine for the capital Santiago’s seven million people on Wednesday, after authorities reported a 60% spike in coronavirus…
COVID-19 may never go away, warns WHO
GENEVA – The novel coronavirus may become another just another virus in the world community like HIV infection, and may never go away, a senior…
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…
Protect Yourself! Don’t Test God!
Brianna Patterson Coronavirus has come into existence! It’s a dangerous virus that has already killed nearly 300,000 people and the death toll is expected to…
‘Worst is coming,’ warns Piñera, as Chile surpasses 31,000 cases of coronavirus
SANTIAGO – Chile is set to face the worst of the novel coronavirus outbreak in the coming weeks, President Sebastian Piñera warned on Tuesday ,…
Chile introduces ‘smell test’ for coronavirus – VIDEO
This video show how researchers at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile are carrying out early coronavirus warning test with a kit to check people if…
COVID-19: Sumarán a la red 640 camas críticas en la Región Metropolitana
Santiago de Chile – El subsecretario de Redes Asistenciales, Arturo Zúñiga, encabezó esta tarde la reunión del Comité de Coordinación de la Red Integrada COVID-19…
COVID-19: Brazil reports over 11,000 deaths and 163,510 positive cases
SAO PAULO – Brazil, the hardest-hit Latin American country in the coronavirus pandemic, has surpassed 11,000 deaths, according to figures released on Monday by the…