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Chilean Health Minister Manalich Quits Over COVID-19 Death Toll

June 14, 2020 7:51 am

Chilean health minister Jaime Manalich resigned Saturday, just after a year in office, amid a furore over the true coronavirus death toll.

He was immediately replaced by Enrique Paris, former president of the Medical Association and an academic. , will

Monalich got into trouble over discrepancies in the death toll.

He was also criticised for his handling of the pandemic.

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Rescuers Search For Chilean Plane Missing nNar Antarctica

December 10, 2019 3:44 pm

Rescue planes and ships on Tuesday searched the open sea between the southern tip of South America and Antarctica for a Chilean Air Force plane that went missing with 38 people aboard.

The C-130 Hercules cargo plane vanished after departing an air base in the southern city of Punta Arenas Monday at 4:55 pm (19:55 GMT) en route to Chile’s Antarctic base of Eduardo Frei, officials said.

Contact was lost with the plane at 6:13 pm (2130 GMT), the Chilean Air Force said, adding that the plane had enough fuel to remain in the air for several hours beyond …