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Latin America and Caribbean top 600,000 Covid-19 deaths

03-02-2021 08:49 More than 600,000 lives have been lost to Covid-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean since the pandemic began.

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Half of Peru enters lockdown as Covid-19 cases soar

28-01-2021 16:51 Peruvian government imposes strict quarantine on half the country’s population, after a spike in Covid-19 deaths and saturation of the healthcare system.

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In Brazil's Manaus, young people step up as Covid bites

28-01-2021 15:14 As the northern Brazilian city of Manaus battles soaring Covid-19 cases and a new variant of the virus, young volunteers offer a helping hand. One group distributes essential items, while a young woman connects patients with family members.

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Authorities crack down on illegal parties amid struggle against Covid-19

27-01-2021 10:24 With summer in full swing, officials have ramped up their efforts to stop illegal parties across Buenos Aires Province, breaking up two large gatherings over the weekend.

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Desperate search for oxygen in Brazil's crisis-hit Manaus

20-01-2021 08:20 Under an overwhelming heat, dozens of people have been waiting for 12 hours to fill oxygen tanks and try to save the lives of their loved ones in Manaus, a Brazilian city plunged into chaos by the explosion of Covid-19 cases.

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Argentina detects first case of British coronavirus variant

16-01-2021 16:24 Argentina has detected its first case of a British-identified coronavirus variant that appears to be more infectious, authorities said Saturday.

News of cases

Latin America and Caribbean top 600,000 Covid-19 deaths

Half of Peru enters lockdown as Covid-19 cases soar

In Brazil's Manaus, young people step up as Covid bites

Authorities crack down on illegal parties amid struggle against Covid-19

Desperate search for oxygen in Brazil's crisis-hit Manaus

Argentina detects first case of British coronavirus variant

Decree details new nighttime restrictions

Argentina to introduce night-time curfew to reduce Covid-19 infections

City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta tests positive for Covid-19

UK PM Johnson orders new lockdown, closes schools in England

Fernández: ‘People aren’t being careful… the pandemic is not over’

11,000 new cases in Argentina as Latin America reaches 500,000 deaths

Britain records new daily high of more than 53,000 virus cases

Chile reports Latin America's first detected case of new virus strain

Uruguay sees ‘first wave’ threatening long-protected Covid gains

Devastated by Covid, Latin America is now unprepared for vaccine

Argentina surpasses 40,000 deaths from Covid-19

Fernández extends distancing measures, only two cities to remain in isolation

Fernández asks G20 for ‘cooperation and solidarity’ in face of pandemic

Coronavirus roars back in Brazil as infections top six million

President leaves isolation after second negative Covid-19 test

'Probable' Argentina will face Covid-19 second wave in Autumn, warns expert

Alberto Fernández in isolation after official tests positive for Covid-19

Theatres can reopen with Covid-19 protocols, confirms Culture Minister

AMBA moves from 'isolation' to 'distancing'; Fernández talks up vaccine hopes

Government: Coronavirus vaccine 'won't be mandatory' in Argentina

England to enter new lockdown; UK virus cases pass one million

Congress approves bill saying Covid-19 vaccine is in public interest

Coronavirus infections near 1.2 million

France, Germany head towards lock down as virus surges in Europe

Argentina's Covid-19 death toll surpasses 30,000

Colombia reaches one million confirmed coronavirus cases

Government says some negative Covid-19 tests weren’t being counted

Argentina surprasses one million Covid-19 infections

Argentina hits one million cases as virus slams Latin America

Covid-19 hits Mar del Plata, as pandemic surges in Argentina

Argentina now has fifth highest tally of Covid-19 infections worldwide

Fernández puts 14-day restrictions on movement in 18 provinces

Argentina records new daily high of 16,000 infections in 24 hours

Trump, still infectious, back at White House — without a mask

Trump announces he's leaving hospital, says not 'to fear' Covid

Trump signals improving health with appearance for supporters

Cold but safe: Argentines in Antarctica rarely don masks

White House: Next 48 hours critical for Trump on virus fight

What we learned this week: September 26 to October 3

US President Trump hospitalised with Covid-19

US President Trump, First Lady test positive for Covid-19

Argentina surpasses 750,000 Covid-19 infections

Worldwide death toll from coronavirus eclipses one million

Millions in Chile capital emerge from lockdown

Buenos Aires adapts tentatively to post-pandemic urban living

Veterans from Malvinas conflict shortlisted for Nobel Peace Prize

Shipment of 900,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses arrives in Argentina

Laboratory agrees deal to produce Sputnik V vaccine in Argentina

Government considers using new IMF reserves for loan payment

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El camarista Hornos podría ser apartado de la presidencia de Casación por sus visitas a Macri

Facundo Moyano presentó su proyecto de ley sobre Ganancias: qué suma al de Massa

Venta de parques eólicos: citan a Mariano Macri y Mariana Nannis

Quién es Marcelo Figueiras, el dueño del laboratorio que producirá la Sputnik V en Argentina