CHILE-CoVid 19 Cases & Outbreaks

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Ministry of Health confirms first case of coronavirus in Chile
https://www.minsal.cl/ministerio-de-salud-confirma-primer-caso-de-coronavirus-en-chile/

- The Ministry of Health confirms the first case of coronavirus COVID-19 in the country.

This is a person of 33 years, with a history of travel for a month in different countries of Southeast Asia, particularly in Singapore, a country that has an outbreak of this disease, with 110 confirmed cases and no deaths, as of today.

The case was notified by the Public Health Institute (ISP) and the Guillermo Grant Benavente Hospital Laboratory, after analyzing the patient sample using the PCR technique.

The person is in the Hospital of Talca in good general health conditions and will be discharged, but under epidemiological surveillance at home.

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Third case of coronavirus confirmed in Chile: First contagion in the Metropolitan Region
https://www.t13.cl/noticia/nacional/Confirman-tercer-caso-de-coronavirus-en-Chile-Primer-contagio-en-la-Region-Metropolitana

Wednesday 4, March 2020 | 16:05 Hrs

This is a 56-year-old person who is in good general health and will be under epidemiological surveillance at home.

The Ministry of Health confirmed, on Wednesday afternoon, the third confirmed case of coronavirus in Chile.

This is a 56-year-old person, resident in the Metropolitan region, with a history of travel to Europe, where he visited several countries within them northern Italy.

The case was notified by a private health center, being confirmed by the Public Health Institute (ISP).

As detailed, the person presented on Tuesday symptoms associated with a respiratory picture: fever, cough, headache and currently, is in good general health.

The patient will be under epidemiological surveillance at home.

The health seremi of the Maule region, Marlenne Durán, had confirmed, earlier this Wednesday, the second case of COVID-19 in the country, who is the wife of the first infected patient.

Both traveled through Southeast Asian countries, particularly in Singapore, which has an outbreak of this disease, with 110 cases confirmed to date.

The case was notified by the laboratory of Guillermo Grant Benavente Hospital in Concepción, one of the 6 national reference laboratories, in addition to the Public Health Institute (ISP), for the diagnostic confirmation of these cases.

On Wednesday morning, the first patient of COVID-19 was discharged, who must complete a 14-day quarantine at home.