First doctor dies from coronavirus in Chile
Ross Brown/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – Chile’s Sótero Del Río Hospital has confirmed the death of a doctor, who had contracted COVID-19. In a…
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Chile surpasses countries most hit by COVID-19 in daily cases per million inhabitants
SANTIAGO – Chile now ranks number two worldwide in the average number of daily cases per million inhabitants and surpassed the countries hardest hit by…
The New Degrees of Separation
Marcelo Montecinos/The Santiago Times Staff Covid-19 has separated the world, friends and family members, and now communities in its spread. The separation process has almost…
Chile confirms 77,961 cases of coronavirus, 806 deaths
SANTIAGO – Chile’s Heath Ministry on Tuesday reported 77,961 people have been infected with the novel coronavirus and 806 have died from the disease in…
LATAM Airlines enters Chapter 11 protection
Marcelo Montecinos/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – In a not-entirely unexpected move, LATAM Airlines, the largest airline in Latin America, declared bankruptcy in the United…
Chilean President Piñera signs parliament “haircut” law
Marcelo Montecinos/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – Sebastián Piñera has announced a new law that cuts remunerations and salaries for parliamentarians, the President, ministers, mayors,…
Latin America’s largest airline files for bankruptcy in U.S. amid COVID-19 crisis
SANTIAGO – The largest airline in the region, LATAM has filed for bankruptcy in the United States, following a slump in business amid the COVID-19…
US bans travelers from Brazil over coronavirus surge
WASHINGTON – The White House on Monday brought forward by two days restrictions on travel to the United States from Brazil that were announced after…
First of 5 Iranian tankers reaches Venezuela despite U.S. threats
CARACAS – The first of five Iranian tankers carrying fuel for gasoline-starved Venezuela entered the country’s exclusive economic zone on Saturday, despite a US official’s…
Chile’s health system ‘very close to the limit’ as COVID-19 cases approach 74,000
SANTIAGO – Chile’s healthcare system is under strain and “very close to the limit,” President Sebastian Piñera admitted on Sunday, as the number of confirmed…