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…
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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…
Chile reports 138,846 cases of COVID-19, 2,264 deaths
Ross Brown/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – Chile’s Health Ministry on Monday reported that a total of 138,846 people have been tested positive for COVID-19…
Global coronavirus deaths top 400,000
BALTIMORE, Maryland – More than 400,000 people have died from coronaviruses worldwide , according to the Johns Hopkins University count. The figure was reached in…
Chile’s presidential security chief tests positive for COVID-19
SANTIAGO – Chilean police yesterday confirmed that a top officer from the La Moneda Presidential Security department has tested positive for COVID-19. Carabineros de Chile,…
Chile confirms first Codelco death from COVID-19
SANTIAGO – Chile’s Federation of Copper Workers (FTC) on Saturday reported the death of one its officials from coronavirus at the world’s largest copper miner,…
Chile reports record daily deaths from COVID-19, with over 127,000 cases
SANTIAGO – The Ministry of Health on Saturday reported 5,246 new cases of coronavirus in Chile, reaching a total of 127,745 since the start of…
Chile announces new form of testing as COVID-19 cases rise above 122,000
SANTIAGO – Chile’s Ministry of Health on Friday said 92 new deaths from the novel coronavirus were reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the…
President Piñera announces cabinet change amid COVID-19 outbreak
SANTIAGO – President Sebastian Piñera on Thursday announced a cabinet reshuffle amid a rise in the novel coronavirus cases in Chile. Preliminary it was reported…