Prognosis

Chile Charts New Path With Rolling Lockdowns, Immunity Cards

  • One neighborhood is shut tight while much is open next door
  • Chile tests most per capita of any Latin American nation
Police officers check to see if driver’s got their permits to drive through downtown Santiago.Photographer: Cristobal Olivares/ Bloomberg
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Santiago’s central square looks a little like India this week, with police and army units enforcing a tight lockdown -- no one moves without a permit. Down the street, it feels more like Sweden with its soft approach to the pandemic -- the produce market there is thronged with shoppers and many stores are open.