News of epidemic

57 sailors onboard fishing ship in Ushuaia test positive for Covid-19

13-07-2020 23:17 Argentine fishing boat docks in Ushuaia after 35 days at sea, after crew begin showing signs of coronavirus. Reports say 57 of the 61 crew-members onboard the 'Echizen Maru' – who all isolated for 14 days before setting sail – have tested positive for coronavirus, puzzling experts.

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Argentina surpasses 50,000 Covid-19 cases, new restrictions on way

26-06-2020 02:58 President Alberto Fernández set to announce return to strict lockdown in Buenos Aires metropolitan area, running from July 1 to 17.

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Doctors rally for better wages and protection during pandemic

28-05-2020 00:07 Protest at the Obelisk sees dozens of doctors demand better wages and greater availability of personal protective equipment.

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Government advisor on Covid-19 warns against breaking quarantine

10-04-2020 21:09 “We have gotten through the first phase relatively well, but it’s super important that we don’t relax and that we comply with the public health measures” says a member of the government task force on the Coronavirus pandemic.

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Government takes more measures to halt spread of coronavirus

12-03-2020 17:02 President Alberto Fernández calls on the population to take precautions, asking for "responsibility" in the face of "easily transmitted" Covid-19 virus.

Pandemic Preparations

Coronavirus meeting to be held at Casa Rosada

10-03-2020 14:00 Meeting will take place after the 17th case of coronavirus was recorded in the country. All patients diagnosed with Covid-19 had previously travelled to countries with high numbers of confirmed cases.

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City government says Buenos Aires is prepared to face coronavirus

28-02-2020 16:10 Horacio Rodríguez Larreta says no cases of virus have been diagnosed in Argentina, but that all preventative measures have been taken should a case be confirmed.

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With first case, Latin America prepares for COVID-19 virus

27-02-2020 12:44 At airports in Argentina, which receives 10 flights from Italy per day, passengers from the country have their temperatures taken upon arrival.

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Brazil confirms case of coronavirus; Argentina takes precautions

26-02-2020 13:29 Argentina has begun implementing precautionary measures to fight the spread of coronavirus, after Brazil confirms Latin America's first case of the disease and the number of confirmed cases in Italy continues to grow.

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Chinese demand for Latin America's oil grinds to halt on virus fear

31-01-2020 13:56 Refineries in China take about 30 percent of its oil shipments from Latin America, but demand is expected to bottom out in the coming weeks as flights in and out of the country are cancelled.

Coronavirus Outbreak

Virus cases in China top SARS as evacuations begin

29-01-2020 11:47 Viral outbreak has infected more than 6,000 people on Chinese mainland and more than a dozen other countries. British Airways suspends all flights to China as result of crisis.