⁍ Chile has identified more than 500,000 cases of the new coronavirus since the outbreak began in March.
⁍ Active cases are at a record low of 9,900, the health ministry said.
⁍ Chile was among the worst-hit nations by COVID-19 in July.
– A deadly strain of coronavirus has hit Chile for the second time this year, killing 48 people and bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 500,542 since the outbreak began in March, the country’s health ministry says, per Reuters. Active cases are now at a record low of 9,900, it adds. Chile, which was among the worst-hit nations by COVID-19 in July, ranking only behind Qatar globally for cases per head of the population, has in the past two months gradually eased lockdowns. Restaurants and bars have opened with limited capacity, office workers are returning, and some schools have reopened. On Sunday, millions of Chileans are expected to decide in a historic referendum whether to replace the country’s Pinochet-era constitution. The charter, drawn up by a key lieutenant of military leader Augusto Pinochet in 1980, is blamed for segmenting pension, health, and education provisions and entrenching inequality.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-chile/chile-surpasses-500000-confirmed-covid-19-cases-idUSKBN2790KV