Prognosis
Chile Shuts Its Borders as Deadly Covid Wave Smashes Records
- Borders to be closed from April 5 with very limited exceptions
- Country posted record for daily cases and hospitalizations
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Chile will close its borders for the month of April in a dramatic escalation of the country’s fight against its worst coronavirus outbreak to date.
Chilean citizens and foreign residents will be forbidden from entering or leaving the country starting April 5, Deputy Interior Minister Katherine Martorell told reporters on Thursday. All truck drivers will be required to present a negative PCR test carried out in the 72 hours before entering the country.