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The balance delivered on Tuesday morning by the Ministry of Health reported a new record in the number of daily infections: 1,658 people were reported in the last 24 hours, for a total of 31,721 cases accumulated by COVID-19 nationwide.
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However, this was not the only figure that concerns the authorities, since there has also been a constant increase in the requirements for mechanical ventilators and ICU beds, especially in the Metropolitan region, where 450 patients remain hospitalized in intensive care units.
Regarding the number of deaths, the Minsal reported 12 new deceased, corresponding to the regions Metropolitan (6), Valparaiso (2), The Araucanía (one), Biobio (one), Ñuble (1) and The lakes (1), thus adding 335 deaths to date.
In line with these data, President Sebastián Piñera called on the population to be aware of the measures that have been promoted to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
“We will never lower our arms, we will always remain alert, because that is what Chileans need, expect and deserve from their government. We know that the next few weeks will be the most difficult and that they will demand the best from each one of us.“Said the president.
On the other hand, on this day the government managed to advance with the Emergency Family Income Bill, after the Chamber of Deputies approved the presidential veto that was presented on Monday.
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The initiative, which must be ratified by the Senate this Wednesday, keep the benefit amount, which will be delivered decreasingly to 60% of the most vulnerable households in the country. The bonus will be $ 65,000 the first month, $ 55,250 the second and $ 45,500 the third month.
In addition, single couples, without children, who belong to the 60% most vulnerable and do not have formal income, will receive $ 130,000 in the first month, in addition to $ 110,500 and $ 91,000 in the second and third months, respectively.
Another fact that marked this day was the announcement made by various private clinics and health centers of the country, with respect to the temporary suspension of the taking of PCR tests to detect COVID-19, arguing problems of technical capacity, lack of supplies or stock breakage.
After this information, the Ministry of Health assured that the country’s public health network is trained with kits and sufficient supplies to continue taking samples of people for coronavirus.
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At the international level, according to data reported by Johns Hopkins University, America is the continent that presents more cases of coronavirus worldwide.
On this side of the world, United States and Brazil They are the countries most affected by the disease, with each adding 82,356 and 12,461 fatalities, respectively.
Globally, Russia displaced Spain in terms of the countries with the highest number of infections, reaching a total of 232,243 diagnosed people.
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