Chile's hospitals under strain as coronavirus cases near 70,000, president says

Chile's healthcare system is under strain and 'very close to the limit,' President Sebastian Pinera said on Sunday, as the number of confirmed novel coronavirus infections approaches 70,000 after a rapid increase in recent days.

FILE PHOTO: A screen shows a thermal imaging system taking the corporal temperature of health workers inside a public hospital to identify people potentially infected with the coronavirus disease in Valparaiso, Chile April 23, 2020. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido

The Ministry of Health reported 3,709 new cases in the last day, bringing the total to 69,102. The death toll is at 718. More than 1,000 people have been hospitalized for disease associated with the coronavirus, according to the government.

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