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Chiles Health Minister Ximena Aguilera launched an appeal to the citizenry to update their vaccination schedules given the appearance of the JN.1 variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, also known as Pirola, of which an outbreak is feared after the strain was detected in over 40 countries.

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Yao Dawei/Xinhua via AP We’ve written before about Chile’s strange split personality, in which it’s vaccinating its citizens at a rate higher than almost any other country in the world and yet is still mired in its worst stretch of the pandemic. Scientists have tried to explain that away with different theories. The one favored by Chilean experts is that the country jumped the gun on easing restrictions, believing that the worst of COVID was behind them. After a spike last June, Chile’s...

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Francisco Urdinez Source: Getty Summary:  During the pandemic, Chinese medical and equipment supplies to Chile have come mostly from a diverse cast of Chinese players with local experience in Chile. They adapted to Chile’s unique system of emergency and disaster management. Related Media and Tools If you enjoyed reading this, subscribe for more! Thank you! Preface China has become a global power, but there is too little debate about how this ha...

The country has managed to inoculate nearly a quarter of its population in a month thanks to a well-prepared health system

Chiles court admits corruption accusation against President Piñera Chiles court admits corruption accusation against President Piñera Santiago de Chile, Feb 27 (Prensa Latina) A court in this capital admitted an accusation of corruption against President Sebastian Piñera and other former high-ranking officials of his government, local press reported on Saturday. Radio ADN pointed out that the complaint, filed by the Chilean Human Rights Commission (CCHDH), is also directed against former H...

Why Chile could be a canary in the coal mine for wealthy economies New Atlanticist by Daniel Payares-Montoya Santiago de Chile, Chile.- In the photo taken on October 22, 2020, a ballot is shown for the plebiscite on Sunday, October 25. After a year of instability, Chileans vote in a critical referendum on October 25 that will determine whether a new, democratically enacted constitution will replace the one originally imposed by dictator Augusto Pinochet in 19...

Major hospital in Chile goes up in flames amid near collapse of public health system The fire that engulfed San Borja Hospital, one of the major hospitals in Santiago this past Saturday, bears the hallmarks of decades of underfunding and under-resourcing of the public health system by right-wing and “left” governments alike. Amid an alarming escalation of COVID-19 cases that has national intensive care units at 92 percent occupancy, such avoidable catastrophes can only speed up the collapse...

Slideshow ( 2 images ) SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile on Thursday exceeded 154,000 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus and 2,600 deaths, one hundred days after the outbreak began and with the health service straining under massive admissions numbers. “It has been a very hard 100 days,” health minister Jaime Mañalich told reporters in the capital Santiago on Thursday. “June is going to be the toughest month in the fight against the disease.” Health authorities reported 154,092 cases and ...

Chilean health unions suspend indefinite strike, provoking anger among workers Less than two weeks after calling an indefinite strike, public health unions announced December 6 its suspension as they re-entered negotiations with the ultra-right government of President Sebastian Piñera. The decision provoked widespread opposition among health workers who rightly accused the unions of preparing a “sellout.” Patricia Valderas of the Confederation of Health Workers (FENATS Nacional) told CNN C...