COVID-19 pandemic in Chile
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Chile on March 2020.[1]
| COVID-19 pandemic in Chile | |
|---|---|
.svg) Map of regions with confirmed cases (as of 12 May): 1–9 confirmed 10–99 confirmed 100–499 confirmed 500–999 confirmed 1000–9999 confirmed ≥10000 confirmed | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Location | Chile |
| Index case | Talca |
| Arrival date | 3 March 2020 (6 years and 4 months) |
| Confirmed cases | 34,381 |
| Recovered | 14,865 |
Deaths | 347 |
| Government website | |
| minsal.cl: Nuevo Coronavirus COVID-19 | |
As of March 2020[update] there is a COVID-19 outbreak in Chile. The country passed a thousand confirmed cases on 25 March 2020.
First cases
On 3 March, The Minister of Public Health confirmed the first case of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Chile, thus making the country the fifth in Latin America to report such an instance after Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador and Argentina.[2]
The next day, two more cases were confirmed.[3]
Responses
On 13 March, President Sebastián Piñera announced a ban on public events with more than 500 people, as the government tries to control the spread of coronavirus.[4] A week later, he announced a state emergency.[5]
COVID-19 Pandemic In Chile Media
COVID-19 Outbreak Cases in Chile
COVID-19 Pandemic Deaths in Chile
A COVID-19 patient being treated in the Catholic University Hospital, in Santiago.
The President and Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile using protective masks.
Cases per population in selected countries. Since May 2020, Chile became one of the countries with the largest numbers of infected people in the world.
An intensive care physician in Santiago, Chile.
COVID-19 vaccination program in Santiago.
Flag of the Tarapaca Region, Chile
Flag of Antofagasta Region, Chile
For the first time since its creation, science observations at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) were paused as most of its staff were moved to their homes to avoid infection.
References
- ↑ Chile records first confirmed case of coronavirus: health ministry. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-chile/chile-records-first-confirmed-case-of-coronavirus-health-ministry-idUSKBN20Q2UU. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ↑ Confirman primer caso de coronavirus en Chile: paciente está en Talca (in es). 24Horas.cl (3 March 2020). Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ↑ Esposa de médico con coronavirus también está contagiada. https://www.chvnoticias.cl/trending/esposa-segundo-caso-coronavirus-chile_20200304/. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ↑ "Chile bans large public events over coronavirus fears, ahead of planned protests". reuters (reuters.com) (Mar2020). 15 March 2020. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-chile/chile-bans-large-public-events-over-coronavirus-fears-ahead-of-planned-protests-idUSKBN21102N. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ↑ "Coronavirus en Chile: Piñera decreta estado de catástrofe por 90 días" (in es-ES). Oasis FM (oasisfm.cl) (Mar2020). https://oasisfm.cl/oasis-hoy/coronavirus-en-chile-pinera-decreta-estado-de-catastrofe-por-90-dias. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
