President Sebastián Piñera on Wednesday announced new measures to address the coronavirus pandemic in Chile. One of them with the submission of a bill for those who violate the rules established by the health authority, to comply with sanctions “providing services for the benefit of the community, and preferably, working in offices and hospitals helping to protect the health of all”.
In a speech from the Palacio de la Moneda, and accompanied by the Minister of Social Development, Sebastian Sichel, and the mayor of Santiago Felipe Alessandri, the Mandate also announced the implementation of a plan to protect the jobs and income of families.
Other measures announced by Piñera include the advancement of the Winter Plan, which allows support, food and medical care to be delivered to people in street situations. “This year we will double our hostel capacity, which will run 24 hours a day, with 80 new locations and 1,000 extra beds. In addition, we have defined care routes, with specialized medical staff, to care for 4 thousand people a day.
Today 15,000 Chileans live on the street and it is our duty to welcome them.”
Finally, the Chair said that “we have established protocols for the protection and quarantine of senior centers and mandatory isolation of over-80s. And we’ve also improved their
reduced the payment of contributions and promoted a massive flu vaccination.”
