Chile announces $12 billion emergency coronavirus plan

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Chilean Finance Minister Ignacio Briones announced a two-year $12 billion citizen support and economic stimulus package to overcome the effects of the coronavirus outbreak, Reuters reported.

Mortuary workers wait outside the San Jose public hospital morgue in Santiago, Chile. — Reuters
Mortuary workers wait outside the San Jose public hospital morgue in Santiago, Chile. — Reuters

The announcement comes after weeks of political infighting and criticism of the government’s handling of the crisis by medical experts, as confirmed coronavirus cases per 100,000 citizens in Chile reached global levels only surpassed by small nations like Qatar.

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