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CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Government planning ‘gradual, staggered’ exit from lockdown

Today 08:48 Health officials, CGT leadership confirm that government is studying ‘gradual’ lifting of measures when period of mandatory quarantine ends, as death toll from coronavirus pandemic rises to 42, with more than 1,300 infected.

Coronavirus pandemic

Huge queues outside banks as they open doors during lockdown

Yesterday 20:23 For the first time since the nationwide lockdown, retired Argentines and receiving social security payments left their homes in droves as banks reopened their branches.

Argentina & the IMF

IMF to hold remote consultations with Argentina amid coronavirus pandemic

Yesterday 11:21 The government announced this week that it intends to seek a new IMF programme that will allow the existing one to be refinanced until the country can tap debt markets again. The IMF’s normal yearly check-up, an Article IV review, will now likely take place remotely.

Fight against virus

Crisis lending surges as government obliges banks to assist

02-04-2020 16:47 Credit lending is making a comeback in Argentina as the country seeks to flood its streets with pesos to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus.

Bloomberg

Oil price war, virus pandemic postpones plans for Vaca Muerta

01-04-2020 16:56 Argentina's ‘Dead Cow’ oil play was set to the next Permian. But now that dream looks all but dead.

Coronavirus pandemic

Grandfather of man who ignored quarantine rules dies from coronavirus

01-04-2020 16:52 Shocking case in Moreno as 71-year-old grandfather passes away. Late victim is believed to have been infected by his own grandson – who ignored mandatory quarantine rules after returning from the United States to attend a party.

Coronavirus pandemic

Four more Covid-19 deaths as number of confirmed cases nears 1,000

30-03-2020 22:56 Four more deaths of patients infected with Covid-19 recorded Monday; 146 test positive, lifting total number of confirmed cases to 966.

Coronavirus pandemic

Fernández fears Bolsonaro’s approach to pandemic will hurt Argentina

30-03-2020 18:55 President Alberto Fernández expresses concerns over his Brazilian counterpart's approach to the coronavirus pandemic, fearing its impact on locked-down Argentina.

Coronavirus pandemic

Death toll rises to 20, as officials confirm 75 new Covid-19 cases

29-03-2020 21:56 First cases confirmed in La Rioja and San Juan provinces, as total number of infected rises to 820. Latest fatality is 58-year-old male, no location given. President on verge of announcing extension to nationwide lockdown.

MANDATORY QUARANTINE

Government set to extend lockdown until mid-April

28-03-2020 09:53 At least two more weeks of isolation for Argentines is on the cards, according to Casa Rosada sources. Death toll rises to 17, with 690 confirmed Covid-19 infections recorded to date.

Coronavirus pandemic

British Embassy seeking contact with British nationals in Argentina

27-03-2020 19:19 Officials at the Embassy, headed by Ambassador Mark Kent, want to build up an accurate picture of the number of non-resident British nationals in Argentina and the issues they are currently facing.

Coronavirus Pandemic

Surveys show strong support for Fernández's handling of virus crisis

27-03-2020 15:26 Although economic concerns run high among the Argentine population, polling suggests most Argentines approve of Peronist leader's measures to mitigate the harms of Covid-19.

by Jennifer Heiman

Mandatory quarantine period

Report: Nationwide lockdown set to be extended until Sunday 12 April

26-03-2020 17:39 Two more weeks of isolation for Argentines is on the cards, according to Casa Rosada sources, but government may ease restrictions in provinces that do not have infections.

OBITUARY

'La Nación' director Bartolomé Mitre dies aged 79

26-03-2020 17:04 Bartolomé Mitre took charge of influential Argentine daily in 1982, leading it during the transition to democracy up until the modern-day era. He was the fourth generation of the family to lead the newspaper.

Coronavirus Pandemic

World Bank lends US$300 million to Argentina to tackle virus

25-03-2020 16:41 Disbursement intended to strengthen social security system and minimise the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus pandemic

Clearing banks freed to pay salaries during quarantine

25-03-2020 16:33 Central Bank to allow the financial system to resume processing cheques, in order to allow the payment of wages.

Love in the time of coronavirus

Argentina couple defy coronavirus to hold virtual wedding

24-03-2020 10:18 When Diego and Sofia got engaged to be married a year ago, they set a date in March 2020 – but like countless others across the globe, their wedding fell victim to the coronavirus lockdown.

OFF COAST OF CRETE

Italian cruise ship isolates passengers after Argentine gets virus

24-03-2020 09:58 The company said the unnamed Argentine was "in stable condition at a hospital facility" in Crete, where the person was taken off the ship on Sunday.

Coronavirus pandemic

More than one billion told to stay home worldwide over virus

23-03-2020 11:25 Some countries have imposed mandatory lockdown measures, while others have issued stay-at-home recommendations to stem the spread of the virus. 

Coronavirus pandemic

41 new coronavirus cases registered in Argentina, pushing total to 266

23-03-2020 10:14 Surge in numbers slows slightly; Buenos Aires City Deputy Mayor Diego Santilli says thecapital is "prepared for the peak of cases to arrive."