COVID-19, Football and Cardboard crowd
The Australian Football game has returned in front of a great crowd of appreciative fans, well actually a number of life size cardboard cut outs…
COVID-19
First man jailed for violating COVID-19 quarantine in Chile
SANTIAGO – A 27-year-old man has sentenced to 61 days in prison, becoming the first person to face jail over violation of the coronavirus quarantine…
Chile reports 5,596 new cases, 173 new deaths from COVID-19
Ross Brown/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – Chile’s Ministry of Health on Thursday stated that in the last 24 hours 173 people died, reaching a…
Brazil resumes publishing total death toll from COVID-19
BRASILIA – Brazil’s government has resumed publishing the country’s total death toll from the coronavirus pandemic, after facing accusations of trying to hide the magnitude…
Chile extends total quarantine to 50 communes after 192 new deaths
Ross Brown/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – Chilean Health Minister Jaime Mañalich has announced the government’s decision to add new communes to the total quarantine…
COVID-19 arrests for religious gatherings in Chile
SANTIAGO – The ADF International has filed a request for emergency cautionary measures with the Inter American Commission on Human Rights regarding the arrest and…
Brazil central bank survey shows economy forecasted to contract 6.5% this year
SAO PAULO – The outlook for Brazil’s economy deteriorated for a 17th week in a row, with Latin America’s largest economy now expected to shrink…
Maduro restricts return of Venezuelan migrants
CARACAS – The Nicolás Maduro government blames migrants for the increase in the spread of the coronavirus in Venezuela while hundreds of these emigrants, pushed…
Chile surpasses 142,000 cases of coronavirus, records 2,283 deaths
Ross Brown/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – Chile’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday said that 3,913 new cases of coronavirus were reported in the last…
Filipinos Keeping the ‘Bayanihan’ Spirit Alive in Chile amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Mildred Caranto/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – The coronavirus outbreak was initially concentrated in the wealthiest parts of the Chilean capital but has since pushed…