Protests in Chile escalated into confrontations with the police

 

In Chile, protesters against the government and the pension system are disgruntled, they erect barricades and organize riots at night, reported users in social networks.

Police used tear gas to disperse residents of Lo Hermida, who came out to protest.

It is worth noting that March 18 in Chile because of the coronavirus introduced a regime of disaster, although then in a country with a population of about 19 million people were identified less than 250 cases of infection, so most people are isolated in their homes.

Total in Chile is 0.42% (10 088 people) of all tested cases in the world. Of these, 360 are in serious or critical condition, 133 have died, 4338 have recovered, and the total number of people affected by the latest information is 5617.
The US is the world leader in the morbidity and mortality from the new virus.