Chile exceeds 6,100 deaths; total Covid-19 cases soar to 291,847
Ross Brown/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – Chile has exceeded 6,190 deaths from coronavirus and recorded a spike in daily infections by reporting more than…
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Mexico overtakes Spain and now has the world’s sixth deadliest Covid-19 outbreak
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s Covid-19 deaths rose by 741 to reach 28,510, leading the country to overtake Spain and have the world’s sixth deadliest outbreak,…
Managing an Epidemic Within a Pandemic
By Devika Agarwal While COVID-19 has made the headlines every day over the past two months, services for tuberculosis (TB), one of the oldest diseases in the…
Chile reaches 5,688 deaths from coronavirus, total cases rise to 279,393
SANTIAGO – Chile’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday said that the total number of deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) has reached 5,688, while total number…
UK moves to end “national hibernation” with pubs reopening on July 4
Pubs in England can reopen on Jul 4 after over three months of closure due to coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced last week, a…
Chile’s COVID-19 cases reach 275,999; total 5,575 deaths confirmed
SANTIAGO – Chile on Monday reported a total of 275,999 coronavirus infections since the outbreak began in the country, and 4,017 in the last 24…
COVID-19: Over 68% of parents won’t allow their children return to school, shows Chilean survey
Andrew Mendez/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – More than 68 percent of parents say they will not allow their children to attend classes this upcoming…
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…
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…