FILE | March 16, 2020: First Measures Against the Pandemic: A Milestone in Chile's Recent History • El Sol de Iquique

Today, March 16, 2025, marks five years since the government of then-President Sebastián Piñera announced the first drastic measures to confront the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile. That day marked the beginning of a period that profoundly transformed the country's life, from health and social to economic aspects. That day, Chile officially entered "Phase 4 of the pandemic," meaning that the virus was already circulating in the community, making it i…