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Uruguay starts vaccination campaign, last in South America

01-03-2021 18:05 Uruguay, the last country in South America to receive delivery of coronavirus vaccines, started its inoculation campaign Monday with a focus on teachers, soldiers, police and firefighters.

COVID-19 VACCINES

Vizzotti: 1 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine due ‘in next few days’

22-02-2021 21:39 Argentina hopes to receive one million doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine against Covid-19 "in the next few days," Health Minister Carla Vizzotti said Monday.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

More than 8,000 new virus cases for second straight day

22-08-2020 08:34 Health Ministry announces 8,159 new cases recorded on Friday – the second straight day that the amount cleared 8,000. Total number of infections to date now reaches 329,043.

SINO-ARGENTINE RELATIONS

Alberto Fernández planning 'strategic trip' to China in November

19-08-2020 22:44 Peronist leader eyeing potential trip to Asian powerhouse in November. Multi-billion-dollar agreements and the coronavirus pandemic lead agenda for talks with Argentina's leading trade partner.

by Juan Luis González

MANDATORY QUARANTINE

28 year-old arrested in Buenos Aires for ‘hunting Pokémons’

24-03-2020 16:24 Young man arrested by City police in Monserrat after being found wandering streets playing popular mobile phone game.

by Ezequiel Spillman

CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK

35 Argentines on cruise face possible coronavirus threat

30-01-2020 14:47 Some 7,000 tourists are stranded onboard a ship 80km from Rome, after 54-year-old Chinese woman started showing symptoms of virus onboard.

2019 Elections

'Pindonga' and 'Cuchuflito': CFK's comments on consumption prompt criticism

26-07-2019 09:24 In the broader debate about consumption and the declining spending power in Argentina, tongue-in-cheek statements delivered by Cristina Fernández de Kirchner this week prompted some to question her respect for local industry.