Protest rally in Chile ended with skirmishes and detentions of protesters

Chilean police detained about 60 protesters for violating social distance and crowding.

It is noted that one of the participants has a positive test for coronavirus. He had to comply with quarantine until May 9.

All the protesters and the police who detained them passed the coronavirus tests.

Against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, unemployment in Chile reached 8.2%, which is the highest since August 2010. The total number of unemployed reached 801.8 thousand with a population of 19.1 million people. Among the most affected sectors are agriculture, fisheries, manufacturing and education.