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A pedestrian wearing a face mask is seen in Mexico City, Mexico, March 14, 2020. (Photo by Francisco Canedo/Xinhua)
The Costa Rican government announced the launch of an Internet platform where people can order disinfectant products and have them delivered to their homes.
MEXICO CITY, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Various Latin American governments on Saturday announced the expansion of preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 as the region faces an increase in the number of cases, which stands at over 400.
Argentina began to coordinate the activation of "sanitary corridors" in order to repatriate more than 5,000 Argentineans from abroad after travel restrictions were put in place on Tuesday.
The mayor of the Bolivian city of Oruro, Saul Aguilar, announced on Saturday that the city would be placed under a 14-day "municipal quarantine" starting Monday, as the interim government of Bolivia confirmed Friday night that the number of COVID-19 cases in the country had reached 10.
Aguilar said that citizens will not be permitted to be on the streets, working hours will be restricted, and markets will be open for four hours in the morning on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday every week.
Brazilian judge Luciene Belan Ferreira Allemand ordered on Saturday the suspension of all mass services at the Cathedral Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady Aparecida, the most important center for Catholic pilgrimages in the country, following the Sao Paulo state government's announcement of suspending all events drawing more than 500 people.
In Colombia, where confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose to 22 on Saturday, the government ordered the closure of the border with Venezuela and restricted entry by non-residents who have visited Europe or Asia in the last 14 days.
The Chilean Ministry of Health on Saturday confirmed 18 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total count to 61.
Faced with this situation, the government has prohibited public events involving more than 500 people, with some exceptions, and all classes have also been canceled. Health authorities also announced an increase in hospital beds and the construction of a field hospital in Santiago.
The Costa Rican government announced the launch of an Internet platform where people can order disinfectant products and have them delivered to their homes.
The Honduran government on Friday approved the Special Law on Economic Acceleration and Social Protection against the Effects of the Coronavirus, which will funnel 420 million U.S. dollars into the construction of hospitals and health centers in the country.
The Mexican government announced Saturday the extension of the Easter school holidays from two to four weeks. The nation's football league, Liga MX, and the Ministry of Health also announced on Saturday that all of this weekend's matches will be played behind closed doors.
In Peru, more than 92,000 prisoners will not be able to receive family visits, the National Penitentiary Institute said on Saturday, with 68 prison centers restricting all visits for 30 days to prevent the spread of the virus in the country, which so far has 38 confirmed cases of COVID-19. ■
