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Florencia Ballarino

One of the 70 beds of the new intensive care therapy inaugurated at the Posadas Hospital.

Coronavirus: 63% of deceased in Argentina had previous illnesses

15-04-2020 19:10 As of Monday, main age range of those infected involved people aged between 20 and 59, with the average age being 45 years. Average age of the deceased, in comparison, falls at 70.

by Florencia Ballarino

Specialists hard at work at the ANLIS-Malbrán Institute.

Coronavirus pandemic

Scientists in Argentina decipher complete genome of SARS-Cov-2

08-04-2020 14:32 Work by ANLIS-Malbrán Institute specialists will allow experts to follow evolution of virus in Argentina, ensure quality of diagnosis and contribute to development of vaccine.

by Florencia Ballarino

Technicians analyse an average of 200 samples per day. Between 8 and 10 percent are positive.

Coronavirus pandemic

Six provinces begin testing to detect coronavirus

25-03-2020 15:28 As of last Sunday, an average of 200 samples per day were analysed nationwide, with between 8 to 10 percent confirmed as positive. Argentina's provinces had criticised the delay in obtaining results.

by Florencia Ballarino

CANCER RATES

15 people diagnosed an hour: Argentina’s alarming cancer problem

16-02-2019 11:28 There are 129,000 new cancer diagnoses every year in Argentina. The National Cancer Institute is launching a new programme in a bid to improve early detection and access to treatments.

by Florencia Ballarino

Argentina's Health Minister Adolfo Rubinstein.

Interview with Adolfo Rubinstein

Argentina's Health Minister: 'I'm not the flag bearer of abortion'

30-07-2018 00:56 In an interview, Health Minister Adolfo Rubinstein talks about his recent remarks in the Senate over the bill to decriminalise elective abortion.

by Florencia Ballarino