The Ministry of Health has announced the placement of communities’ on the “Step by Step” Plan. Forty-five communities in Transition (161 communities), 43.8% or 130 communities will be in Preparation (130), and 0.3% or ten will be in the Initial Opening stages.

The following communities will be advancing to a ‘preparation phase.’ and for those which will go back to ‘quarantine,’ the changes become effective as of this Thursday, February 18th, at 5:00 a.m. 

For the communities advancing to a ‘transition phase’, the changes take effect from this Tuesday, February 16th at the same time.

Returning to Quarantine:

Maule Region: Licantén and Pencahue

Región de Los Ríos: Futrono and Mariquina

Returning to Transition:

Valparaíso Región: El Tabo and El Quisco

O’Higgins Region: Placilla, Marchigüe, Chimbarongo and Pichidegua

Ñuble Región: Ninhue, Ranquil, Ñiquén and Coelemu

Bío Bío Región: Quilleco

La Araucanía Región: Ercilla and Renaico

Advancing to Transition:

Tarapacá Region: Iquique and Alto Hospicio

Antofagasta Region: Antofagasta

Atacama Region: Copiapó and Diego de Almagro

Bío Bío Región: Laja

Región de La Araucanía: Pucón

Los Lagos Region: Castro, Puyehue, Río Negro, Puerto Varas, Quellón, Dalcahue, Fresia, Puerto Montt, Osorno, San Pablo, Quinchao, Quemchi, San Juan de la Costa, Ancud, Puerto Octay and Curaco de Vélez.

Advancing to Preparation:

Valparaíso Región: Petorca

O’Higgins Region: Olivar, Santa Cruz, Nancagua, Rancagua, Coltauco and Coinco

Maule Region: Rauco

Region of La Araucanía: Curacautín

Los Lagos Región: Futaleufú

Aysén Región: Aysén

Magallanes Region: Porvenir

The communities that are unmentioned in the list above will maintain their current phase until further notice.