Chile moves to postpone constitutional referendum amid coronavirus crisis

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Chilean lawmakers have voted to postpone a much-anticipated referendum on a new constitution as safety concerns around the coronavirus outbreak take precedence over politics.

The vote on rewriting the country's Pinochet-era constitution was originally due to take place on 26 April - a date that the country's health ministry now predicts will be the height of the virus outbreak in the country.