News of cases

Global push to waive Covid vaccine patents runs into opposition

08-05-2021 01:14 EU, pharma firms sceptical of push to lift Covid vaccine patents, despite support from US President Joe Biden, WHO; Foreign Ministry reiterates Argentina's support for initiative.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina confirms record 663 deaths from Covid-19 in single day

05-05-2021 21:12 Argentina has now recorded more than 66,000 fatalities since the start of the coronavirus pandemic; Officials confirm more than 24,000 new infections.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina surpasses three million Covid-19 infections

03-05-2021 11:20 Argentina surpassed three million confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, after the Health Ministry reported more than 11,000 new infections.

THE WEEK

What we learned this week: April 25 to May 1

01-05-2021 00:01 Our pick of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

EDITORIAL

May Day comes with a Mayday

01-05-2021 00:01 With President Alberto Fernández essentially extending more of the same for the next three weeks on Friday, neither the present nor the immediate future offer any escape from the grim data of the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus pandemic

Government likely to tighten Covid restrictions before weekend

26-04-2021 21:52 Ministers meet with Cabinet Chief Santiago Cafiero, Health Minister Carla Vizzotti and expert scientific advisory group at Casa Rosada, with new restrictions set to be announced in the coming days.

Global pandemic

Brazil hits record Covid death toll in April

26-04-2021 15:22 Argentina's giant neighbour recorded 67,977 deaths so far in April, making it the deadliest month yet before it ends, topping March's 66,573 fatalities.

Coronavirus pandemic

Covid crisis deepens: Record death toll for second straight day

24-04-2021 00:31 Health Ministry confirms 557 fatalities and almost 28,000 infections over last 24 hours; Doctors call for tighter restrictions as hospital ICU wards fill up.

EMERGENCY MEETING

Fernández and Kicillof hold urgent meeting as ICU wards fill up

24-04-2021 00:27 Tighter restrictions may be on cards, with government leaders concerned by latest surge in Covid-19 fatalities.

Coronavirus pandemic

Health Ministry confirms highest daily death toll of pandemic

22-04-2021 18:08 Argentina recorded its highest daily death toll yet from the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, with 537 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Global pandemic

India posts global record of 314,000 daily Covid cases

22-04-2021 17:08 India's Health Ministry data on Thursday showed 314,835 new infections in the past 24 hours – the most of any country since the pandemic began – as hospitals sent out desperate warnings that patients could die without fresh oxygen supplies.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina surpasses 60,000 deaths from Covid-19

21-04-2021 21:35 Argentina surpassed the grim landmark of 60,000 deaths from Covid-19 on Wednesday, with the addition of 291 new fatalities and almost 26,000 infections.

Coronavirus pandemic

Second wave surge continues: Argentina reports close to 30,000 new cases

20-04-2021 18:15 Argentina’s second wave coronavirus surge shows no sign of stopping – the Health Ministry confirmed close to 30,000 new cases on Tuesday, lifting total infections to more than 2.74 million since start of the pandemic.

Global pandemic

Brazil has Southern Hemisphere's highest overall Covid-19 death rate

20-04-2021 17:25 Brazil, the country with the world's second-highest Covid-19 death toll after the United States, also leads the Americas and the entire southern hemisphere in terms of its overall recorded death rate.

Coronavirus pandemic

Protesters take to streets to reject tightened Covid measures

18-04-2021 08:20 Protesters took to the streets in Buenos Aires on Saturday to demonstrate against government’s tightened measures against Covid-19. Main rallies take place at Obelisk and outside Olivos presidential residence.

Global pandemic

From hero to zero: Uruguay's coronavirus boomerang

16-04-2021 17:02 Uruguay is going through its worst moment of the pandemic, months after being hailed as an example.

BILATERAL RELATIONS PLUNGE

Fernández hits back at Bolsonaro over military's role during pandemic

15-04-2021 12:47 President Alberto Fernández responded to a mocking attack from his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday, following the Argentine leader's announcement of tightened restrictions to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic.

NEW RESTRICTIONS

President extends curfew, shutters schools to curb Covid-19

15-04-2021 00:48 In 18-minute address to nation, Alberto Fernández says health system must be protected and tightens restrictions in Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area, hoping provincial governments will follow suit. Citizens stage pot-banging protest, opposition denounces new rules.

Second Wave

Vizzotti concerned by rising coronavirus cases and new strains

14-04-2021 18:18 With a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the past 10 days and concerns over the spread of new strains in national territory, government officials are meeting to assess the impact of the latest lockdown measures.

Second wave surge

Argentina breaks daily Covid record: 27,000 Covid-19 in 24 hours

13-04-2021 17:36 Health Ministry officials confirm record 27,001 cases over past 24 hours, along with 217 fatalities. Buenos Aires Province registers more than 14,000 new infections, as intensive care units in AMBA region reach 70% occupancy.

Coronavirus pandemic

PAMI chief warns agency has no more Covid ICU beds left in City

11-04-2021 08:56 PAMI chief Luana Volnovich warns public health agency has no more Covid-19 ICU beds available for pensioners and retirees in Buenos Aires City; Argentina surpasses 2.5 million confirmed cases.

Global pandemic

Uruguay, once Covid haven, suffers record infections and deaths

09-04-2021 15:25 Uruguay is grappling with one of the world’s highest Covid infection rates, with scores killed weekly, schools shut and a confused and weary population searching for answers.

Global pandemic

Brazil's Bolsonaro snubs new lockdown calls

08-04-2021 11:44 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro doubled down on his opposition to lockdown measures to contain Covid-19 Wednesday, as experts warned a largescale stay-at-home was "absolutely necessary" to slow a deadly surge of the coronavirus.

Global pandemic

Pandemic policy discord deepens Brazil's Covid chaos

07-04-2021 09:33 Changing and poorly explained quarantines, contradictory judgements, erroneous vaccination forecasts: in Brazil, the global epicentre of the pandemic, the fight against the coronavirus is being conducted in the greatest confusion.

Coronavirus pandemic

Government prepares new restrictions as second wave hits

06-04-2021 22:50 Government finalising new decree introducing more restrictions to tackle Covid-19 second wave, as Argentina registers record daily high of more than 20,000 confirmed cases.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina records new Covid daily high: 20,870 cases in last 24 hours

06-04-2021 17:46 The second wave has officially arrived in Argentina – officials confirmed a new record of 20,870 cases in 24 hours on Tuesday.

Coronavirus pandemic

Vizzotti calls for 'three weeks of effort' as second wave arrives

06-04-2021 14:51 Argentina needs “three weeks of greater effort" by citizens and institutions to reduce infections, Health Minister Carla Vizzotti said Tuesday, describing the so-called 'second wave' as "already a fact."

SEMANA SANTA SURGE?

Semana Santa surge? Queues at City hospitals for Covid-19 tests

05-04-2021 23:25 Long lines seen outside hospitals in Buenos Aires City as patient porteños await Covid-19 tests after Easter break; Capital records new daily record of 2,428 new cases in 24 hours.

Coronavirus pandemic

Fernández and Rodríguez Larreta set for ‘second wave’ Olivos meet

02-04-2021 19:16 With the Buenos Aires Province government said to be considering, City officials said Friday that no new restrictions were considered “necessary” for now.

Global pandemic

More than 80% of intubated Covid patients die in Brazil

31-03-2021 10:27 More than 80% of Covid-19 patients who have to be intubated in Brazil have died since the start of the second wave of infections ravaging the country, according to researchers.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Argentina registers highest daily Covid caseload in two months

27-03-2021 08:26 Almost 13,000 new cases confirmed by authorities, sparking speculation over whether the long-awaited ‘second wave’ has now reached the country.

Global pandemic

Brazil surpasses 300,000 Covid-19 deaths

25-03-2021 14:50 A total of 300,685 people in Brazil have now died of Covid-19, with Argentina's giant neighbour struggling to deal with an explosion of cases blamed on a local variant of the virus that is believed to be more contagious.

Global pandemic

In Brazil, Covid is increasingly hitting the young

23-03-2021 10:10 There are fewer wrinkles and less grey hair among patients in Brazil's intensive care units as the country reels from a surge in Covid-19 that is increasingly hitting people under 60.

LATIN AMERICA

Covid surges back in Brazil, sparking fears in Argentina

20-03-2021 07:30 Covid-19 is raging in Brazil, where intensive care units are more than 80 percent full in 25 out of 27 states. In Rio, the rate is 95 percent.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Vaccine delays force government onto defensive, Fernández preaches caution

20-03-2021 07:18 President Fernández admits Argentina has received only 6% of the vaccines it has ordered, as another shipment of 330,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine lands at Ezeiza.

CADENA NACIONAL

President admits to vaccine delays, preaches caution

19-03-2021 03:16 President Alberto Fernández delivers 'Cadena Nacional' address, telling citizens not to travel abroad and admitting Argentina has received only 6% of the vaccines it has ordered.

Global pandemic

Under fire, Brazil's Bolsonaro tones down on Covid

17-03-2021 10:26 With Brazil registering record daily death tolls from Covid-19, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is changing his traditionally pandemic-sceptic tune.

Global pandemic

Bolsonaro changes health minister again, as Brazil's Covid cases surge

16-03-2021 09:19 Bolsonaro to appoint cardiologist Marcelo Queiroga as health minister, the fourth to hold the post during the pandemic, as the country's health system staggers amid surging Covid-19 cases.

BLOOMBERG

Brazil shunned as a Covid superspreader by nervous neighbours

14-03-2021 07:39 Leading the world in daily deaths and the source of a worrying Amazonian variant, Brazil is a cause of deep anxiety for world health officials and its neighbours, who are barring their gates.

Coronavirus Pandemic

'Bigger than Neymar': Pandemic propels Brazil doctor to fame

12-03-2021 13:47 Dr. Margareth Dalcolmo was an unknown researcher at public health institute Fiocruz when Covid-19 arrived in Brazil in February 2020, but the soft-spoken expert has since made hundreds of media appearances on the health crisis.

Global pandemic

Cities in Brazil tighten restrictions amid record Covid surge

04-03-2021 13:53 Brazil's Health Ministry has recorded an average of more than 1,300 Covid-19 fatalities per day over the past week, the worst yet for the hard-hit country of 212 million people.

Coronavirus pandemic

A year on from first Covid-19 case, virus crisis far from over

03-03-2021 15:58 On 3 March 2020, the first case of Covid-19 was detected in Argentina. One year on, more than 2.11 million have been infected and 52,000 people have lost their lives.

Global pandemic

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.

Global Pandemic

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.

Global Pandemic

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.

Coronavirus Pandemic

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.

Global pandemic

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.

Global pandemic

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.

Coronavirus pandemic

Decree details new nighttime restrictions

09-01-2021 16:07 Regional leaders granted power to decide on timeframe of new restrictions. Officials in Buenos Aires City and Province say businesses, food and drink establishments and venues must shut between 1am to 6am, set 10-person limit on social gatherings.

Coronavirus pandemic

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

07-01-2021 11:43 The government will today announce an immediate national night-time curfew, lasting from 11pm to 6am, until the number of new Covid-19 infections decreases throughout the country.

News of cases

Global push to waive Covid vaccine patents runs into opposition

Argentina confirms record 663 deaths from Covid-19 in single day

Argentina surpasses three million Covid-19 infections

What we learned this week: April 25 to May 1

May Day comes with a Mayday

Government likely to tighten Covid restrictions before weekend

Brazil hits record Covid death toll in April

Covid crisis deepens: Record death toll for second straight day

Fernández and Kicillof hold urgent meeting as ICU wards fill up

Health Ministry confirms highest daily death toll of pandemic

India posts global record of 314,000 daily Covid cases

Argentina surpasses 60,000 deaths from Covid-19

Second wave surge continues: Argentina reports close to 30,000 new cases

Brazil has Southern Hemisphere's highest overall Covid-19 death rate

Protesters take to streets to reject tightened Covid measures

From hero to zero: Uruguay's coronavirus boomerang

Fernández hits back at Bolsonaro over military's role during pandemic

President extends curfew, shutters schools to curb Covid-19

Vizzotti concerned by rising coronavirus cases and new strains

Argentina breaks daily Covid record: 27,000 Covid-19 in 24 hours

PAMI chief warns agency has no more Covid ICU beds left in City

Uruguay, once Covid haven, suffers record infections and deaths

Brazil's Bolsonaro snubs new lockdown calls

Pandemic policy discord deepens Brazil's Covid chaos

Government prepares new restrictions as second wave hits

Argentina records new Covid daily high: 20,870 cases in last 24 hours

Vizzotti calls for 'three weeks of effort' as second wave arrives

Semana Santa surge? Queues at City hospitals for Covid-19 tests

Fernández and Rodríguez Larreta set for ‘second wave’ Olivos meet

More than 80% of intubated Covid patients die in Brazil

Argentina registers highest daily Covid caseload in two months

Brazil surpasses 300,000 Covid-19 deaths

In Brazil, Covid is increasingly hitting the young

Covid surges back in Brazil, sparking fears in Argentina

Vaccine delays force government onto defensive, Fernández preaches caution

President admits to vaccine delays, preaches caution

Under fire, Brazil's Bolsonaro tones down on Covid

Bolsonaro changes health minister again, as Brazil's Covid cases surge

Brazil shunned as a Covid superspreader by nervous neighbours

'Bigger than Neymar': Pandemic propels Brazil doctor to fame

Cities in Brazil tighten restrictions amid record Covid surge

A year on from first Covid-19 case, virus crisis far from over

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

A psychodrama the country could do without

President Fernández gains Spain’s support in financial negotiations and vaccine patents

Is it time to leave or is Argentina worth it?

Novavax developing combination flu, Covid vaccine

Senator Carlos Reutemann hospitalised in serious condition

Se agravó el estado de salud de Carlos Reutemann

Fernán Quirós alertó que la ciudad de Buenos Aires ya no tiene segundas dosis de vacunas

Qué dijo Carlos Mugica el día siguiente de su muerte

Grabois reconoció que manda a sus hijos a clases presenciales en CABA: "Hay un fallo de la Corte"

Cirujano y profesor de guitarra: quién es el padre del joven que chocó alcoholizado en un Audi y mató a dos amigos