Chile has more than 46,000 cases of Covid-19 so far, with just 478 deaths. A recent surge in cases prompted the national capital to go under a strict and total lockdown this weekend. In a separate development on Monday, dozens of members of Chile's senate and two government ministers went into preventative isolation following recent contact with infected colleagues. Groups of protesters were seen throwing stones and setting fires in parts of the El Bosque neighbourhood. District mayor Sadi Melo told local radio it was facing a "very complex situation" because of "hunger and lack of work". In a statement, local officials said they had distributed about 2,000 aid packages but warned the government they could not meet demand. President Pi~nera later pledged his government would provide 2.5 million baskets of food and other essentials over the next week or so. "We will prioritise the most vulnerable families," he said, describing the plan as "historic". Following the announcement, the governor of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, Felipe Guevara, tweeted (in Spanish) to encourage residents to follow the rules and stay at home for their own safety. "I understand the deep anguish of millions of Chileans, thousands are starving," he wrote, whilst also dismissing controversy over comments he made about the protests on television.
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