COVID19 in Chile. Approach to the perceptions and experiences of the pandemic within the context of a socio-political crisis

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Abstract

The article analyzes perceptions and experiences of the COVID19 pandemic in Chile in its interrelation with the situation of socio-political crisis that the country is living. The analysis is carried out based on the results of two information surveys done in the Coquimbo Region. The reflection is about the implications of the risk experience in a scenario of generalized distrust, and concluded that mistrust is consolidated and even worsens, as a result of a perception of institutional helplessness to face the pandemic threats, especially in relation to democratic political institutions.

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Pandemic, social outbreak, risk, trust