It is sad that the retail workers have to be the ones to risk enforcing these things, especially for probably a bit more than minimum wage. Here, the two main supermarkets we go to in town have the security guards checking for permits/mobility passes when we have been in the stricter lockdown phases. They also check temperatures and make sure people are wearing a mask. I haven't seen or heard of any issues here, but people here are more laid back than in urban areas. My husband has gone a few times into Santiago and said there were fewer checks than here - maybe to avoid problems for the employees? I can imagine there being some incidents in the, let's say, rougher neighborhoods of the capital.

I have thought the Minister and his staff all need to go for a while. But, now with all these latest gaffes related to the Delta variant and now the party there are more calls for them to resign or be fired. If the party is true, he can't stay and the Undersecretary should go too. Now there are accusations of a second party at the Ministry during full lockdown, which the Undersecretary also attended. How can they have any authority to impose all these restrictions on the rest of us when they don't follow them?

The government spokesperson came out to say that if they did exceed the number of people permitted at gatherings, it's okay because as a Ministry they are not subject to the same restrictions as people in their homes. That guy is probably lying again since that is all they do. No one has presented any documentation to back up this exception to the rule. Just like when they couldn't document how a woman was allowed to quarantine for only one day due to a humanitarian exception. I wonder how people like that stay in their jobs sometimes. I would feel morally bankrupt and dirty defending this government all the time. The spokesperson actually lives in our town and gave up his congressional seat representing our area to take the job. I wonder if he regrets it, because now he will not be able to get the stench of this government off him if he wants to run for office again.


Already the guy that reads the noon news on one of the main channels here lost his job after attending a clandestine party. Two District Attorneys were also fired for getting a restaurant to open up for them in lockdown. The logic was how can the news guy have any legitimacy reporting on people being busted at parties when he has done the same? Similarly, how can the DAs represent the law when they don't follow the health code? Being that we are now talking about the highest-level health figures that have the power to confine us in hour own homes, and they don't follow the rules, I don't think they can stay. The allegations are currently being investigated.

@BreakThroughTheLight, I just saw this article about the Netherlands. They are saying that hospitalizations aren't up yet, but that is always a lagging indicator. I wonder what things will look like in a few weeks as far as the hospital system.:


Coronavirus cases in the Netherlands surge more than 800% in one week - BNO News