CHILE WEEKLY REPORT

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ACTIVE CASES

NEW CASES

ASYMPTOMATIC

DEATHS

IN CRITICAL CONDITIONS

HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS

TOTAL PCR EXAMS PERFORMED

TOTAL PCR EXAMS PERFORMED IN THE LAST

24 HOURS

16.666

2.086

634

10.452

185

879

2.019.591

30.882

LOCATIONS IN QUARANTINE

METROPOLITANA

23 comunas de la Provincia de SantiagoSan BernardoBuinPuente AltoPadre Hurtado

PeñaflorSan José de Maipo Calera de Tango El MontePeñaflorTalagante

ATACAMA

CopiapóTierra Amarilla

TARAPACÁ

IquiqueAlto HospicioPozo al Monte

ANTOFAGASTA

CalamaTocopillaMejillones Antofagasta

VALPARAÍSO

San AntonioViña del Mar

ValparaísoQuillota

Los Andes San Felipe La Calera

DEL LIBERTADOR

GENERAL BERNARDO

O`HIGGINS

RancaguaMachalí

Graneros Rengo

San Vicente de Tagua-Tagua

DEL MAULE

Curicó

ARICA Y PARINACOTA

AricaCOQUIMBO

CoquimboLa Serena

DE LOS RÍOS

Puerto Montt

LATEST MEASURES

• The Ministry of Health reported that as of Monday the communes of Santiago

and Central Station went to Transition. In addition, Minister Enrique Paris

announced the exit permit for children.

• The commune of San Vicente de Tagua-Tagua entered quarantine as of Friday at

10 p.m.

• The Ministry of Health reported that the taking of PCR tests achieved a new

record with more than 30 thousand samples analyzed during Sunday. In this way,

the 2 million examinations were passed and 45% of the positive cases that have

been detected are asymptomatic, which allows achieving a better traceability and

isolation system.

• The Ministry of Health announced that the daily epidemiological report will be

carried out in person from the Palacio de La Moneda in transmission by national

chain only on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. While the rest of the days it will be

published digitally.

• The Undersecretary of Public Health, Paula Daza, and the Undersecretary of the

Ministry General Secretariat of the Government, Emardo Hantelmann, met with

social leaders to publicize the Minsal Self-Care Guides.

• The Ministry of Health received on Friday the land where the new Concepción

Dental Center will be located, which was delivered through a concession by the

National Property portfolio. The modern establishment will start operating in

2022 and will allow implant surgery, dental surgery and various outpatient

procedures to be performed.

• Minister of Health, Enrique Paris, and Undersecretary of Healthcare Networks,

Arturo Zúñiga, confirm the operation of a new modular hospital in Concepción

and highlight the contribution of the Region during the pandemic. In addition, the

authorities provided mechanical ventilators, monitors and oxygenation

equipment.

MAIN GOBERNMENT SPOKESPERSONS

President

Of Chile

Sebastián Piñera

Undersecretary of

Assistance Networks

Arturo Zúñiga

Undersecretary of Health

Paula Daza

Health MinisterEnrique Paris

Undersecretary of the Ministry

General Secretariat of

GovernmentEmardo Hantelmann

Health Seremi RMPaula Labra

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LINKS OF THE MAIN NEWS OF THE

WEEK

• Pfizer reaches an agreement with Gilead to manufacture a drug against covid-19

http://portal.nexnews.cl/showN?valor=egh1z

• What are the consequences of excess drug use in older people?

http://portal.nexnews.cl/showN?valor=eggrb

• The 6 vaccines that are the hope of the WHO

http://portal.nexnews.cl/showN?valor=egjvt

• Russia to register first COVID-19 vaccine on August 12

http://portal.nexnews.cl/showN?valor=egku5

• Government promotes covid-19 tables with Prosur, with a focus on vaccines and

migration

http://portal.nexnews.cl/showN?valor=egmkn

• COVID-19 vaccine: doubts about the Minsal agreement with the PUC

http://portal.nexnews.cl/showN?valor=egn9t

• Heart failure: the dangerous sequel of COVID-19

http://portal.nexnews.cl/showN?valor=egmad

• USD 3 high: Largest vaccine maker by volume sets price per dose against coronavirus

http://portal.nexnews.cl/showN?valor=egoft

• Coronavirus: A vaccine would not work for people with these characteristics

http://portal.nexnews.cl/showN?valor=egz7b

• Researchers identify inhibitors that prevent Covid-19 from entering the body

http://portal.nexnews.cl/showN?valor=eh17r

• Child victims of rare diseases face pandemic without drugs and at risk of prostration

http://portal.nexnews.cl/showN?valor=egzz5

• Patients and doctors ask for free use of electronic prescriptions in the purchase of

medicines

http://portal.nexnews.cl/showN?valor=egzs9

• Health Commission approved in general a project that declares the vaccine and

treatment of Covid-19 of national interest

http://portal.nexnews.cl/showN?valor=eh5wx

• First "consensus sequence" of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 key to generate a

vaccine published

http://portal.nexnews.cl/showN?valor=ehbcf

• Russia registers the first vaccine against covid-19, without conducting massive tests

http://portal.nexnews.cl/showN?valor=eh9y9

• Vertigo drug could reduce lung damage in Covid-19 patients

http://portal.nexnews.cl/showN?valor=ehalp

• Argentina announces the production for Latin America of a vaccine against covid-19

developed by University of Oxford

http://portal.nexnews.cl/showN?valor=ehjy7

• ISP authorizes entry to Chile of Russian antiviral against coronavirus

http://portal.nexnews.cl/showN?valor=ehv65