Lessons From Chile’s Viral Resurgence
The biggest drivers of the country’s recent health woes have been respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), adenovirus, metapneumovirus and two types of influenza, according to data from Chile’s Public Health Institute.
Photographer: Guillermo Salgado/AFP/Getty ImagesHi, it’s Eduardo in Santiago. Though the Covid-19 pandemic is no longer considered a public health emergency, its effects live on. Chile has a few lessons it can teach about how to manage that — or what not to do. But first...
Chile is dealing with yet another consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic. Years of social distancing and mask wearing slowed the spread of not just Covid, but other common viruses. Now that everyone is back together, so are the infectious diseases, and the country is coping with a massive spike in illness that’s overwhelmed hospitals.