IN PICS: Life under Lockdown in Chile

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May 31, 2020 Web Editor Comments Off on IN PICS: Life under Lockdown in Chile
Homeless people - among the most vulnerable to catching the coronavirus - in the outskirt of Santiago, Chile, in this cold winter season.–Photo by Mildred Caranto/The Santiago Times Staff

Chile sees anxiety and uncertainty among the country’s poorest as the coronavirus is spreading rapidly among more vulnerable communities, especially in the outskirts of Chilean cities, where social distancing is nearly impossible due to cramped or unsanitary conditions and the number of people who must work every day just to survive.–Photos by Mildred Caranto/The Santiago Times Staff

 

Food delivery is in great demand during the curfew in Santiago, Chile, and these delivery boys are being dubbed as “heroes of the street” for their service during the pandemic in Santiago, Chile.–Photo by Mildred Caranto/The Santiago Times Staff
Many unemployed take the risk of selling in subways of Santiago, Chile, risking imprisonment as well as having to pay hefty fines.–Photo by Mildred Caranto/The Santiago Times Staff
An old man starts his day by selling fruits and other things on the sidewalk amid police patrols around the area in Santiago, Chile.–Photo by Mildred Caranto/The Santiago Times Staff
A woman, with a bag full of items for sale, on her “commuter mode” inside the Santiago metro.–Photo by Mildred Caranto/The Santiago Times Staff
Young people staying fit while maintaining socially distancing in a Santiago park.–Photo by Mildred Caranto/The Santiago Times Staff
A police patrol car passes a jogger as he runs along the sidewalk in Santiago, Chile.–Photo by Mildred Caranto/The Santiago Times Staff
Couples and elderly escape home-quarantine to spend some time in a Santiago park.–Photo by Mildred Caranto/The Santiago Times Staff
A biker passes pedestrians at a park in Santiago, Chile.–Photo by Mildred Caranto/The Santiago Times Staff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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