News of lockdown

President offers to donate two months of his salary after party scandal

27-08-2021 02:33 While it’s unlikely Fernández will be convicted of a crime, his plea to the judge outlines the extent of damage control his coalition has undertaken ahead of the midterm elections.

Courts to formally accuse Fernández of violating Covid-19 rules

25-08-2021 17:02 President Alberto Fernández will be formally accused by the courts with violating his own Covid-19 quarantine rules before the weekend, according to judicial sources.

Macri apologises for downplaying pandemic with ‘Covid flu’ remarks

18-06-2021 21:59 Former president apologises after describing Covid-19 as “a slightly more serious version of flu” in an interview with the Mendoza newspaper El Sol.

Cinemas, theatres and cultural spaces in City reopen at 30% capacity

18-06-2021 03:50 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta confirms that, starting Friday, cultural venues can “raise the curtain” once more after a long shutdown during the coronavirus pandemic.

'Worst moment' yet: The data that took Argentina back to lockdown

21-05-2021 23:38 Country registered an alarming increase in cases over the past week in almost every province.

President orders strict nine-day lockdown as Covid cases soar

21-05-2021 00:11 President Alberto Fernández announces nine-day lockdown until midnight on May 30, declaring Argentina is in "the worst moment" of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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.

Back to square one

10-04-2021 08:11 For poorer countries, among them Argentina, salvation is still a long way off.

by James Neilson

Bogotá to impose lockdown as Covid-19 cases rise in Colombia

06-04-2021 15:05 A third wave of coronavirus in Colombia has led to a tightening of sanitary policies, including the implementation of a three-day lockdown in the capital Bogotá over the weekend.

Less growth, higher deficit – potential impact of ‘second wave’ lockdown

05-04-2021 16:15 Productive Development Minister Matías Kulfas has ruled out a repeat of 2020’s dramatic shutdown of economic activity; Economists predict that further restrictions would seriously damage rebound.

by Mirta Fernandez

Pay no more revisited

27-03-2021 08:18 The urgent question is whether CFK and Guzmán are on the same team and executing some kind of coordinated play to eventually force a deal with the IMF.

by Martín Gambarotta

A year of fear

20-03-2021 07:08 The nationwide quarantine imposed exactly one year ago today might well have qualified for that cliché “the first day of the rest of your life,” but let us hope that it is not quite as bad as that.

by Michael Soltys

Prosecutors believe pro-Trump rioters sought to 'assassinate' lawmakers

16-01-2021 08:45 Washington heads into lockdown ahead of Wednesday’s inauguration of US president-elect Joe Biden; Trump to depart White House and head to Florida before event.

What we learned this week: January 2 to 9

09-01-2021 08:24 Our pick of the headlines from the last seven days in Argentina.

'Time will tell': Trump hints at election loss, talks up vaccine efforts

14-11-2020 11:01 President comes close but stops just short of acknowledging he lost the November 3 election to Democrat Joe Biden.

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

01-11-2020 07:56 As United Kingdom surpasses one million confirmed Covid-19 cases, UK PM makes sudden about-face and confirms that stringent restrictions on business and daily life would begin Thursday and last until December 2.

Death toll reaches 15,000 as Covid-19 surge continues

26-09-2020 09:17 More than 400 fatalities and 12,000 new cases confirmed Friday as total infections nears 700,000.

Argentina's GDP slumped 19.1% in second quarter of 2020

22-09-2020 17:30 INDEC says economy posted sharpest quarterly contraction in recent history, though still narrowly beating economists’ forecasts.

Judicial reform bill clears Senate, heads to lower house

28-08-2020 18:04 Controversial proposal, which the opposition strongly rejects, passes to the Chamber of Deputies after early Friday morning vote along strict party lines.

Covid-19 lockdowns blocked flu in some places but fall looms

26-08-2020 08:44 Winter is ending in the Southern Hemisphere and country after country had a surprise: Their steps against Covid-19 also apparently blocked the flu.