Chile cautiously lifts lockdown lid on capital's centre

Chile will lift one of the world's longest quarantines on Monday, moving the capital Santiago's central business district and adjoining Central Station to a 'transitional' stage under a 'Step by Step' reopening. 'This is a very important announcement for us and one that gives us great satisfaction,' Health Minister Enrique Paris told a news conference in Santiago on Wednesday. Chile has faced one of Latin America's fiercest coronavirus outbreaks, at one stage, ranking only behind Qatar globally in cases per head of population, but case and fatality rates have declined steadily during the last two months.