The Chilean government has announced a tightening of lockdowns and maximum movement restrictions in its capital Santiago as the country's confirmed coronavirus case exceeded 200,000.
The health ministry said in a briefing that The total number of coronavirus cases was 220,628 cases, after officials said they had discovered about 36,169 confirmed cases that had not been added to the tally previously.
In a joint briefing by the health, interior and defence ministries, the government said residents of Santiago would be granted permission to leave their homes just twice a week, instead of the five times, amid concerns that lockdowns of up to three months in some parts of the capital had not succeeded in stopping the spread of the virus.
The new measures include a country-wide increase in policing, as well as penalties of up to five years in prison for violators of the quarantine or curfew.
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