<p>Chile's government on Wednesday announced a general quarantine for large parts of capital Santiago after the country surpassed 1,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus since the outbreak began locally at the start of March.</p>.<p>Health Minister Jaime Manalich said in an address from La Moneda presidential palace that the total ban on movement would begin on Thursday night and last for seven days.</p>.<p>The measure applies to 1.3 million people living mainly in the wealthy eastern areas of the city where the virus first surfaced among people who had travelled to Europe.</p>.<p>As of Wednesday, a total of 1,142 people in the country were confirmed to have tested positive for the virus and three had died, the Health Ministry said.</p>.<p>Manalich said health authorities would set up a cordon around the city to contain the advance of the virus, although other cases have been confirmed around the country.</p>
<p>Chile's government on Wednesday announced a general quarantine for large parts of capital Santiago after the country surpassed 1,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus since the outbreak began locally at the start of March.</p>.<p>Health Minister Jaime Manalich said in an address from La Moneda presidential palace that the total ban on movement would begin on Thursday night and last for seven days.</p>.<p>The measure applies to 1.3 million people living mainly in the wealthy eastern areas of the city where the virus first surfaced among people who had travelled to Europe.</p>.<p>As of Wednesday, a total of 1,142 people in the country were confirmed to have tested positive for the virus and three had died, the Health Ministry said.</p>.<p>Manalich said health authorities would set up a cordon around the city to contain the advance of the virus, although other cases have been confirmed around the country.</p>