In the Metropolitan Region this indicator rose to 17.55%, well above level recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to consider the pandemic under control.

Since March 2020, when first Covid-19 case was reported in the country, as many as 5,12,746 people got infected, 63,000 of them died and 10,089 remain as positive cases.

This week marks the end of bill approved in 2020 to implement a state of Health Alert in Chile, by means of which special powers were given to health authorities to curb the crisis.

Thanks to this, authorities managed to purchase vaccines and medical equipment, and thousands of people were hired to reinforce medical attention at hospitals and clinics.

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