Socioeconomic factors are heavily shaping the COVID‐19 pandemic in South America. Consequently, societies are now facing the stark effects of lockdown, while largely failing to stop the epidemic. In Chile, this has been amplified by decision‐makers who have overlooked critical socio‐spatial aspects of the epidemic. Precarious living conditions, together with spatial segregation and unstable domestic economies, help explain why mitigation strategies remain unsuccessful. The article also explores how political frameworks for approaching these issues may change because of the pandemic.

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COVID‐19揭露了“另一半”（仍然）的生活方式

社会经济因素正在严重影响南美的COVID-19流行。因此，社会现在在很大程度上未能制止这种流行病的同时，也面临着严峻的封锁效应。在智利，决策者放大了这一点，他们忽略了流行病的关键社会空间方面。不稳定的生活条件，以及空间隔离和不稳定的国内经济状况，有助于解释为什么减缓策略仍然无法成功。本文还探讨了由于大流行而改变解决这些问题的政治框架。