A woman wearing a preventive mask walks past a closed department store at a financial and commercial area during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Santiago, Chile March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Sofia Yanjari
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Wednesday declared a 90-day state of catastrophe as cases of the new coronavirus mounted in the nation, giving the government extraordinary powers to restrict freedom of movement and assure food supply and basic services.
A military official will oversee the 90-day measure, which is set to take effe