NEWS
Chile declares 'state of catastrophe' over COVID-19
12:51 March 23, 2020 AA
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Wednesday declared a 90-day 'state of catastrophe' to step up the government's action to combat the COVID-19 epidemic that has so far infected 537 people. This state of catastrophe allows for the valuable and necessary collaboration of the armed forces to better tackle this crisis. Supermarkets, pharmacies, banks and shops selling household supplies or construction materials will remain open.