Chile extends state of emergency and uses soldiers to enforce quarantine

On June 15 by presidential decree Chile extended its state of catastrophe, in place since mid-March, by 90 days and the pace of new infections continued to increase and the authorities declared a full lockdown in Santiago, where quarantine is routinely enforced by soldiers. The government intends to seek jail time for the worst quarantine violations.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-chile-idUSKBN23M2NH
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