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The government of Chile has announced that extend the night curfew after the Christmas party given the increase in coronavirus infections in recent weeks.

“The curfew schedule for the entire national territory is brought forward by two hours from Saturday, December 26,” Under Secretary for Crime Prevention Katherine Martorell reported at a press conference on seat of government, the coin palace.

The restriction, which until now applies between 0 and 5, It will start working from age 22 to avoid contagion in nightlife activities, such as parties, celebrations, gatherings in restaurants and similar events.

At the same conference, the Minister of Health, Enrique Paris, explained that the average age of new cases of contagion has decreased and is currently 39 years old, for which he called on young people to be responsible for the pandemic.

Since March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) has qualified as a pandemic the disease covid-19 caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, detected for the first time at the end of 2019. In Chile, 587,488 people were infected, including 16,197 deaths.

Finally, the ministry clarified that there are currently 673 patients hospitalized in intensive care unit following respiratory complications due to contagion, of which 503 are connected to a mechanical ventilator and 57 remain in critical condition.