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Covid-19 pandemic: Chile capital locks down despite mass vaccination
Published
7 hours ago
Chile has announced a lockdown in the capital Santiago amid rising Covid cases, despite nearly 60% of the country being fully vaccinated.
More than eight million residents living in and around the capital now must stay at home from Saturday.
On Thursday, Chile reported 7,716 new daily cases, with the vast majority of infections being among those who had not been fully vaccinated.
Intensive care beds are nearing full capacity, health officials warn.
Jose Luis Espinoza, the president of Chile's National Federation of Nursing Association, says his members are "on the verge of collapse", Reuters reports.
About 58% of the country's 17.5 million people have been fully vaccinated, and as many as 75% have received at least one vaccine dose...
Covid-19 pandemic: Chile capital locks down despite mass vaccination
Published
7 hours ago
Chile has announced a lockdown in the capital Santiago amid rising Covid cases, despite nearly 60% of the country being fully vaccinated.
More than eight million residents living in and around the capital now must stay at home from Saturday.
On Thursday, Chile reported 7,716 new daily cases, with the vast majority of infections being among those who had not been fully vaccinated.
Intensive care beds are nearing full capacity, health officials warn.
Jose Luis Espinoza, the president of Chile's National Federation of Nursing Association, says his members are "on the verge of collapse", Reuters reports.
About 58% of the country's 17.5 million people have been fully vaccinated, and as many as 75% have received at least one vaccine dose...