Latin America Reacts to Covid-19 Surge with New Restrictions As Brazil Remains Inert
January brought a case surge in Latin America. After a drop in the curve in October and November, in December...
January 6, 2021Topic
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Chile’s Unemployment Eases to 10,8% but Remains Well Above That of 2019
Chile's unemployment rate eased to 10.8% between September and November, the government said in the last day of 2020, but...
January 5, 2021
Chile Could Greenlight AstraZeneca Vaccine “Within Days of US/UK Approval”
AstraZeneca has filed data with Chilean regulators for the emergency roll-out of its COVID-19 vaccine in the country and could...
December 29, 2020
Alarm in Chile Over Rising Drug Violence: Deaths, Feuds, and Shootings at Funerals
Shots from moving vehicles, fatal clashes, drug funerals and public feuds, all have been seen in recent weeks in Chile....
December 28, 2020
Analysis: Why Do Big Tech Companies Invest in Chile and Not Argentina?
This week, the digital services and software company Google announced the expansion of its cloud computing services in Chile. Cloud...
December 25, 2020
Vaccinations Begin in Latin America, Where Covid Hit Hardest
Mexico, Chile and Costa Rica started administering Latin America’s first Covid-19 vaccines Thursday, December 24th, as the region hardest hit...
December 24, 2020
Chile´s President Announces the Beginning of Covid-19 Vaccination
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera said on Wednesday, December 23rd, that the Covid-19 vaccination campaign will begin on Thursday, after the...
December 23, 2020
Chilean Army Base in Antarctica Detects 36 Positive Covid-19 Cases
A coronavirus outbreak with 36 positive tests was reported on Monday at a Chilean Army base in Antarctica, the only...
December 22, 2020
Chilean Health Regulator Approves Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine for Emergency Use
The Chilean health regulator has approved for emergency use the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE, paving the...
December 16, 2020