Chile Health Minister Jaime Manalich resigns as coronavirus deaths hit record

Chile’s health minister resigned on Saturday as the daily death toll from the coronavirus pandemic hit a record and new cases soared.Jaime Manalich left the post with immediate effect and was replaced by Enrique Paris, the former head of the Medical College.Manalich had promoted Chile’s policy of dynamic lockdown that restricted movement in specific neighbourhoods rather than entire cities in a bid to control the spread of coronavirus.The policy ultimately failed as new cases spiralled in May,…

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