“My deepest condolences to the second family victim of losing a loved one in our commune by COVID-19,” skipping all protocols, so reported the mayor of Maipú, Cathy Barriga, through her Instagram account, the death of a person to cause of the coronavirus pandemic; thus ahead of the report that the Minsal made this Sunday.
During the daily report of the Ministry of Health, the holder of the portfolio, Jaime Mañalich, demined the mayor of Maipú and, consulted by the press, accused that “the mayor lies”.
“There is no such new case in the commune of Maipú and the case to which she refers was proven negative for Coronavirus,” Mañalich said, adding that the situation is a serious misconduct to ethics.
The health minister added that “many mayors have not understood that the postponement of municipal elections also means a postponement of the campaign.”
It is worth mentioning that so far there are 7 tested infected people who have died in Chile since the new coronavirus entered the country.
Interior Minister Gonzalo Blumel also referred to the issue and behind the press point of the health authority, from La Moneda commented that no legal action is contemplated against the mayor of Maipú.
