Coronavirus pandemic Gamma (Manaos) variant of Covid-19 predominant in Argentina 24-06-2021 23:29 The Gamma variant, identified for the first time in Brazil, is predominant in Argentina, according to the Health Ministry.
Politics & the pandemic The contagion crisis 01-05-2021 00:48 Inflammatory agitation will not go away – elections are nearing and the candidates are hooked on posturing already. by Martín Gambarotta
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Health Minister Carla Vizzotti: 'What’s happening is a catastrophe' 01-05-2021 00:07 In a week of record deaths from Covid-19, the minister responsible for Argentina’s health system responds: Why there was no shutdown for Easter; Why classrooms should be shut now; What happened to the vaccine orders; What of lab links and relationships with Ginés González García and Hugo Sigman; The role of the media. A feature-length interview with Health Minister Carla Vizzotti. by Jorge Fontevecchia
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND IMF: Latin America rebound imperiled by virus resurgence 15-04-2021 16:52 The economic rebound forecast for Latin American this year faces risks from the recent resurgence of Covid-19 and slow vaccine roll-outs, the International Monetary Fund said.
Global pandemic Vaccine hope, but enduring fear one year after pandemic declared 11-03-2021 22:50 One year on from the declaration of the coronavirus pandemic, vaccinations are offering hope. But much of humanity still enduring highly restricted lives, with no clear path back to normality.