As COVID cases spike, many Chileans fear toll of another lockdown
Al Jazeera
Despite successful vaccination drive, infections are increasing across Chile, exacerbating deep-seated inequalities.
Santiago, Chile – Since Santiago plunged into a strict, total lockdown to curb record rates of daily COVID-19 infections, Nilda Bravo is not sure when she can go back to her job as a housekeeper – or when she will next get paid. “There’s so much uncertainty, you don’t know what’s going to happen from one day to the next,” the 63-year-old told Al Jazeera. This week, daily COVID-19 cases countrywide surged past the 7,000 mark – the highest single-day tally in Chile since the pandemic first struck. New lockdown measures, in force since last week, are consequently stricter than before, too: residents can go out only twice a week to buy food and must present permissions to do so.
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