Chile: Covid-19 Cases - 432.666 cases, 11.895 deaths?

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Source: https://www.tvu.cl/prensa/tvu-notici...de-fase-4.html

155 confirmed cases of Covid-19 coronavirus: Government started phase 4 to prevent further infections
Javiera Orellana - TVU News March 16, 2020

Through a press conference, the President of the Republic, Sebasti?n Pi?era in the company of the Minister of Health, Jaime Ma?alich, announced that Chile has entered phase 4 of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

The authority indicated that there are no people who died from the disease and confirmed a total of 155 cases nationwide, as of Monday, March 16.

Phase 4 talks about an exponential growth of the virus and is related to measures to mitigate the contagion. At this stage, the virus would be considered generalized as there is “sustained transmission in the country”, due to the fact that the disease's traceability was lost.

With the start of this last phase of the pandemic, the closure of borders was announced from Wednesday, March 18.

So far, there are 5 confirmed cases in the Bio Bio Region.

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Source: https://www.tvu.cl/prensa/2020/03/15...-en-chile.html

Confirmed cases of Covid-19 coronavirus increase to 75 in Chile
Javiera Orellana March 15, 2020

The Ministry of Health (Minsal) reported this Sunday, March 15, on 75 confirmed cases of Covid-19 coronavirus in Chile.

The list was updated at noon today and indicates that there are 2 cases in the Antofagasta region, 1 in Atacama, 54 in the Metropolitan, 9 in Maule, 4 in ?uble, 3 in B?o B?o, 1 in Los Lagos, and 1 in Ays?n.

It should be remembered that yesterday, 61 cases were reported, so 14 new infections were confirmed in one day.

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Source: https://www.tvu.cl/prensa/2020/03/13...oncepcion.html

10 new confirmed coronaviruses in Chile: two cases are from Concepci?n
Javiera Orellana March 13, 2020

The Ministry of Health (Minsal) reported this Friday, March 13, on 43 confirmed cases of Covid-19 coronavirus in Chile.

The update of the list was carried out at noon today and indicates that two of the ten new cases were registered in Concepci?n, being the first in the province.

In summary, the number of those infected by the Covid-19 coronavirus reaches 29 in the Metropolitan Region, 8 in Maule, 2 in ?uble, 3 in B?o B?o and one in Los Lagos.

Those confirmed in Concepci?n are two male patients, 32 and 34 years old; while in ?uble a child under 16 was positive. In Maule, a 38-year-old woman was added and the other six MR cases correspond to 5 men of 35, 31, 47 and 39 years (one with a reserved age), and a woman of 50 years.

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Source: https://www.tvu.cl/prensa/2020/03/11...-covid-19.html

23 infected in Chile: 6 new cases of Covid-19 coronavirus are confirmed
Javiera Orellana March 11, 2020


The Ministry of Health (Minsal) reported this Wednesday, March 11, on 23 confirmed cases of Covid-19 coronavirus in Chile.

The update of the list was made at noon today and indicates that four of the six new cases were registered in the Metropolitan region.

In Santiago, three women aged 58, 48 and 23 and a man aged 26 tested positive.

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Source: https://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.p...id-19-en-chile[Latin Press]
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Increase to 17 cases of COVID-19 in Chile

Santiago de Chile, Mar 10 (Prensa Latina) With four new confirmed cases in the last hours, 17 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in Chile rose today, the Ministry of Public Health (Minsal) reported.

Of the total, 10 were identified in the Metropolitan region, where this capital is located, five in Maule, and two cases in the B?o B?o and Los Lagos regions.

The patients reported in the last 24 hours are a man of 40 years and two women of 31 and 32 years, all from the Metropolitan region, and a man of 21 in the Maule, in the south of the country.

The Minister of Public Health, Jaime Ma?alich, told reporters that all so far are related to travel abroad, to countries where the disease has spread, mainly Italy and Spain.

Meanwhile, Arturo Z??iga, deputy secretary of healthcare networks, told the website of the newspaper El Mercurio that the country is maintained in Phase 2, because the cases are imported or that are spread in Chile, but because they are related to the previous ones.

He added that it will go to Phase 3 when a case appears on which the origin of the ailment cannot be identified, and he considered that this should happen soon, so the Minsal is already activating all the corresponding measures.

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Source: https://peru21.pe/mundo/coronavirus-...-nndc-noticia/

Chile doubles the coronavirus cases in a weekend
The dozen affected are in good condition and remain in their homes under epidemiological surveillance as a security measure.
Peru PERU21
redaccionp21@peru21.pe
Updated on 03/08/2020 at 19:31

Santiago of Chile. [EFE]. The Chilean Ministry of Health reported on Sunday that the country has so far recorded 10 cases of confirmed infections of coronavirus, which means that in the weekend it doubled the number of people affected.

Between Tuesday and Friday the health authorities had detected five positive cases of the virus in citizens who had traveled abroad and returned with symptoms of the disease, presenting respiratory complications.

However, between Saturday and Sunday, the figures doubled in the country with the passage of hours and the progress of affirmative cases, which so far has been imported in all affected patients, extends geographically from north to south.

So far, the affected population is in good condition, according to the Health portfolio, and they were sent to their homes under epidemiological surveillance as a security measure.

Some had traveled to Asia and others to Europe, where they became infected with COVID-19 and returned to Chile in the middle of the virus incubation process, presenting the first signs when they were already in the country.

The Minister of Health, Jaime Ma?alich, said that there are hundreds of cases under follow-up for possible contagion of the virus and said that "they are doing quarantine in their homes", however none of them will be tested as possible infected with COVID-19 unless Present any symptoms.

The patients under surveillance are those who traveled to one of the countries at risk such as China or Italy, or who were in contact with someone who did visit them.

In the last 24 hours, 3,656 new cases were diagnosed worldwide, bringing the total to 105,586, while 98 new deaths were reported, so those killed since the origin of the epidemic are already 3,584.

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Source: https://www.radiomontecarlo.com.uy/2...d-19-en-chile/

A 40-year-old person arrived from Italy, fourth case of COVID-19 in Chile
Today 15:45 hs
05 / Mar 2020

In Latin America, so far, ten cases have also been reported in Ecuador, five in Mexico, two in Brazil, one in the Dominican Republic and one in Argentina. In China, the death toll reaches 3100.

A 40-year-old person who entered Chile on February 29 from Italy is the fourth confirmed case of COVID-19 coronavirus in the country, the Institute of Public Health (ISP) reported Thursday.

The person presented Wednesday to a private health center with symptoms associated with a respiratory condition, which is why the corresponding care protocol was applied given the travel history.

According to health authorities, the person is in good general health and was sent to his home, where he will remain under epidemiological surveillance.

This is the second case in the Metropolitan Region, the most populous in Chile and in which the country's capital is located.

On Wednesday, a first case was confirmed in Santiago, Chile, a 56-year-old person who returned from a trip to Europe, where he visited Italy, among other countries; and the two previous cases were registered in the city of Talca (south-central) and correspond to a couple that was traveling through Southeast Asia in February.

The so-called COVID-19, which began in China, the country with the highest number of infected and deaths, has already infected about 92,000 people and caused the death of 3,100.

In Latin America, so far, ten cases have also been reported in Ecuador, five in Mexico, two in Brazil, one in the Dominican Republic and one in Argentina.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that Latin America should take advantage of the fact that it is one of the world's regions with a very limited number of coronavirus cases to prepare an "aggressive containment strategy" that allows for rapid control If the virus spreads.

Source and photo: EFE

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Source: https://www.t13.cl/noticia/nacional/...-Metropolitana


Third case of coronavirus confirmed in Chile: First contagion in the Metropolitan Region
Wednesday 4, March 2020 | 16:05 Hrs

This is a 56-year-old person who is in good general health and will be under epidemiological surveillance at home.

The Ministry of Health confirmed, on Wednesday afternoon, the third confirmed case of coronavirus in Chile.

This is a 56-year-old person, resident in the Metropolitan region, with a history of travel to Europe, where he visited several countries within them northern Italy.

The case was notified by a private health center, being confirmed by the Public Health Institute (ISP).

As detailed, the person presented on Tuesday symptoms associated with a respiratory picture: fever, cough, headache and currently, is in good general health.

The patient will be under epidemiological surveillance at home.

The health seremi of the Maule region, Marlenne Dur?n, had confirmed, earlier this Wednesday, the second case of COVID-19 in the country, who is the wife of the first infected patient.

Both traveled through Southeast Asian countries, particularly in Singapore, which has an outbreak of this disease, with 110 cases confirmed to date.

The case was notified by the laboratory of Guillermo Grant Benavente Hospital in Concepci?n, one of the 6 national reference laboratories, in addition to the Public Health Institute (ISP), for the diagnostic confirmation of these cases.

On Wednesday morning, the first patient of COVID-19 was discharged, who must complete a 14-day quarantine at home.

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March 3, 2020 '

Ministry of Health confirms first case of coronavirus in Chile


- The Ministry of Health confirms the first case of coronavirus COVID-19 in the country.

This is a person of 33 years, with a history of travel for a month in different countries of Southeast Asia, particularly in Singapore, a country that has an outbreak of this disease, with 110 confirmed cases and no deaths, as of today.

The case was notified by the Public Health Institute (ISP) and the Guillermo Grant Benavente Hospital Laboratory, after analyzing the patient sample using the PCR technique.

The person is in the Hospital of Talca in good general health conditions and will be discharged, but under epidemiological surveillance at home.


https://www.minsal.cl/ministerio-de-...irus-en-chile/

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Source: https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-a...atina-51729957
Coronavirus: first case of covid-19 confirmed in Chile
BBC News World Newsroom

37 minutes

Chile confirmed on Tuesday a first case of the new coronavirus in the south of the country, Health Minister Jaime Ma?alich announced.

The case identified corresponds to a 33-year-old man, who returned to Chile at the end of February on a trip through Southeast Asia.

"We have to confirm that the first positive case of coronavirus in this country is hospitalized in this area," Ma?alich reported to a group of journalists at the Talca hospital...