Santiago (Chile), March 21: The Chilean Ministry of Health reported 7,084 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, the highest daily number since the pandemic began in the country in March 2020.
Chilean Minister of Health Enrique Paris said that the ministry is highly concerned about the circulation of new variants from abroad, which is why measures will be tightened for arriving travelers.
He said that the new restrictions will apply to travelers coming from everywhere in the world, though there will be some additional measures for travelers coming from Brazil.
The official explained that all travelers must comply with a 10-day quarantine, without the possibility of exemption, once they arrive in Chile, and isolation in a sanitary residence for 11 days for those who have a positive PCR test within the first 14 days of entering the country.
Travelers who display one or two symptoms of COVID-19 must stay in a residence until it can be confirmed they do not have the disease.
According to the ministry, the country has registered a total of 925,089 cases of COVID-19.
Another 93 people died from the disease in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 22,180.
Source: Xinhua