Swimming Pools Closed in Antofagasta for Failing to Comply with Health Standards: Mosquitoes, Larvae and Worms

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In the north of the country, the Health Seremi of Antofagasta decreed the prohibition of the operation of five swimming pools and swimming pools for public and restricted use in the municipality of Antofagasta. This, after finding serious breaches of the health regulations in force, within the framework of the Summer Campaign 2026. The audits were carried out after complaints entered by the citizens through the OIRS, which allowed the health aut…

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Auditions carried out after citizen complaints detected pools with water in poor condition, presence of larvae and absence of maintenance. Health Seremi started health summaries and called to report risk situations. This article Swimming pools with larvae and water in bad condition are left with operating ban in Antofagasta was originally published in El Diario de Antofagasta.

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The presence of larvae, worms and water in obvious bad condition was part of the findings detected by the Health Seremi of Antofagasta during audits carried out to swimming pools for community and recreational use in different parts of the city. The inspections, motivated by citizen complaints, resulted in the prohibition of the operation of five facilities because they represented a health risk for the population. These actions, explained by th…