News of lockdown

Vizzotti concerned by rising coronavirus cases and new strains

Yesterdat 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.

AS I SEE IT

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

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.

Bloomberg

Buenos Aires bankers’ return to office imperiled by Covid surge

07-04-2021 17:07 Several of Argentina’s largest banks succeeded at getting more employees back to headquarters as the virus toll abated in South America’s second-biggest economy. A rising case count now puts that path into question.

Covid-19 second wave

Doctor warns Argentina could be facing '35,000 cases daily' in next few months

07-04-2021 15:48 Paediatrician and former director of Garrahan children's hospital, Carlos Kambourian, raises concerns over surge in Covid-19 infections in Argentina, the difficulties in implementing measures and the strain on the local healthcare system.

Global pandemic

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.

COVID-19 'SECOND WAVE'?

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

EDITORIAL

Poverty is our worst expense

03-04-2021 09:03 This relentlessly surging poverty worries all of us and naturally worries the government too – or does it?

GLOBAL PANDEMIC

Borders closed and new restrictions: Latin America passes 25 million infections

03-04-2021 08:07 Regions across South America try to put the brakes on surging coronavirus cases – Chile closes all its borders for entire month of April; Bolivia shutters frontier with Brazil; Peru enters Easter lockdown.

Global pandemic

Chile, Bolivia, close borders, Peru locks down in Covid battle

02-04-2021 02:59 Virus surges in Latin America – Chile closes all borders for the month of April; Bolivia shutters frontier with Brazil; Peru goes into Easter lockdown.

THE WEEK

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

AND THAT REMINDS ME...

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

BLOOMBERG

IMF warns surging virus threatens to curb Latin America rebound

08-02-2021 22:16 Latin America’s economic recovery faces risks from failure to stop the spread of the coronavirus and the need for new lockdown measures, says the IMF.

GLOBAL PANDEMIC

UK faces up to painful lessons after 100,000 Covid deaths

30-01-2021 09:20 Britain this week became the first European country to pass 100,000 Covid deaths, in a grim milestone nearly one year since its first case of the disease.

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.

TRUMP ERA DRAWS TO CLOSE

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.

THE WEEK

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.

Global pandemic

UK PM Johnson orders new lockdown, closes schools in England

04-01-2021 17:23 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced new strict coronavirus restrictions, closing schools and ordering a third national lockdown for England.

EDITORIAL

The first year of the rest of a presidency

12-12-2020 09:08 A bigger game-changer than coronavirus could hardly be imagined, but Argentina remains very much the same country behind the face-masks.

Global pandemic

Pandemic inflames gender violence against women

23-11-2020 15:58 No country has been spared the coronavirus epidemic, nor the scourge of domestic violence, which has surged during lockdowns as the day marking such violence approaches on Wednesday.

US ELECTION 2020

'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.

Global pandemic

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.

ARGENTINA ON THE RUN

The peso's got a fever and the only prescription is more dollars

24-10-2020 08:08 Whereas classical economic theory suggests that markets create efficient prices through a cumulative aggregation of information, thus allowing market players to accede to perfect information, the current situation in the City Porteña is one of absolute price opacity.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Murders surge in Brazil despite pandemic

20-10-2020 08:52 Number of murders and other violent deaths in Brazil increased 7.1% in first half of the year, despite lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

Global pandemic

Millions in Chile capital emerge from lockdown

28-09-2020 19:17 Chile on Monday lifted strict coronavirus lockdown measures for millions of people in the capital Santiago, a month ahead of a key referendum to amend the dictatorship-era constitution.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

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.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

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.

Global pandemic

Latin America's cities bustle like Covid is gone – but it’s not

20-09-2020 21:57 In Latin America’s big cities, as in other places around the globe, it almost feels like the virus never happened.

Former president

Macri 'breaks silence' to launch fierce attack on Fernández

13-09-2020 23:52 Former president pens column for La Nación, accusing Peronist leader of leading a “systematic and permanent attack” on Constitution.

Coronavirus pandemic

Lockdown extended until September 20 amid record infection rates

28-08-2020 22:24 Some restrictions eased: outdoor social gatherings of up to 10 people approved, while restaurants in capital can now serve customers at tables on streets. 11,717 new cases and 222 deaths on Friday.

JUDICIAL REFORM

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.

Global pandemic

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.

Presidential clash

Macri accuses Fernández of lying about coronavirus lockdown phone call

24-08-2020 22:36 Mauricio Macri hit back at Alberto Fernández on Tuesday, accusing his successor of misrepresenting a conversation between the two and of disrespecting the “value” of the presidency.

Coronavirus pandemic

Precarious workers struggle to get by on delivery jobs, state aid

21-08-2020 02:05 Many informal workers, who found themselves unemployed overnight when the pandemic hit, are scraping by on state support packages or low-paid delivery jobs.

JUDICIAL REFORM

Protesters call new rally against government’s judicial reform bill

21-08-2020 00:17 Demonstrators to stage new rally marching on Congress on August 26 in protest of the government’s judicial reform bill.

POST '17A' RALLY

Following rally, opposition calls on Fernández to drop justice reform

18-08-2020 23:15 Seeking to build on the momentum of 17A anti-government rally, Juntos por el Cambio calls on government to withdraw its judicial reform bill.

'17A' MARCH

Anti-government protesters defy virus lockdown to rally

17-08-2020 21:59 Large crowds of demonstrators take to the streets, in cities across the country, on to protest lockdown extension and government's proposed judicial reform bill.

Coronavirus pandemic

New poll points to lockdown fatigue in Buenos Aires City

15-08-2020 08:33 Eight out of 10 people admit to quarantine fatigue while also expressing fear of Covid-19 contagion, a University of Belgrano opinion poll has revealed.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Fernández extends quarantine with appeal for ‘social responsibility’

14-08-2020 22:00 President confirms lockdown restrictions will remain in place until August 30; Stricter measures on cards for five provincial cities.

Coronavirus pandemic

Nerves fray in Argentina, as some flout pandemic lockdown

13-08-2020 15:02 People are on edge in Argentina, where the number of new coronavirus cases is surging despite nearly five months of strict limits on movement and activities in Buenos Aires and the surrounding area.

Global pandemic

Youngsters in Latin America vent pandemic fury after lost 2020

12-08-2020 23:30 For four young adults across Latin America, 2020 was meant to be a year of freedom and opportunity. Instead, the coronavirus pandemic brought confinement and frustration.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

President extends Covid-19 lockdown ‘on same terms’ despite surge in cases

01-08-2020 08:47 ‘Cuarentena sin cambios’ – Lockdown in Buenos Aires metropolitan area extended until August 16, after week of record numbers of cases and fatalities.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Hit by Covid-19 lockdown, exports fell 11% in the first half of year

28-07-2020 22:23 In the first six months of 2020, exports reached US$27.388 billion, reveals INDEC national statistics bureau.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economic activity slumped 20.6% in May from previous year

24-07-2020 01:42 INDEC confirms 13.2% contraction in first five months of 2020, though activity was up 10% on April, recovering some of lost activity during pandemic lockdown.

Global pandemic

Jobless and desperate: post-lockdown reality kicks across globe

23-07-2020 11:26 Many workers' lives have been abruptly upended by the coronavirus pandemic, as job losses in tourism, air travel, food and drink or other industries, hit those both on fixed contracts and in the informal sector.

Coronavirus pandemic

Buenos Aires begins to slowly emerge from virus lockdown

20-07-2020 23:17 Capital begins gradual reopening of activities in a phased scheme running until August 3, including a limited number of industrial, commercial, service and recreational activities.

capital controls

Banks block accounts of those suspected of trying to circumvent dollar quota

17-07-2020 00:11 At least three of country's biggest banks have started to block dollar purchases via online platforms for clients suspected of using loopholes to purchase greenbacks beyond the US$200 limit.

Global pandemic

Colombia: Illegal groups using violence to enforce lockdowns

16-07-2020 23:27 Illegal armed militias are imposing strict Covid-19 quarantines in parts of Colombia where the state has a weak presence, threatening those who don’t comply, Human Rights Watch has warned.

BLOOMBERG

World drinks less coffee while office workers stay home

13-07-2020 12:52 Global coffee consumption is set to fall this year for the first time since 2011. In a work-from-home world, hitting the local cafe for a daily caffeine fix has become a ritual of the now-forgotten past.

#9J: Día de la Independencia

Anti-government protesters rally against quarantine on 9 de Julio

10-07-2020 02:18 Opposition supporters descended on the Obelisk in downtown Buenos Aires on Thursday, staging a protest in defence of freedom and against the coronavirus lockdown. Event marred by outbreak of violence, as demonstrators attack TV van from pro-government news channel C5N.

News of lockdown

Vizzotti concerned by rising coronavirus cases and new strains

Back to square one

Brazil's Bolsonaro snubs new lockdown calls

Buenos Aires bankers’ return to office imperiled by Covid surge

Doctor warns Argentina could be facing '35,000 cases daily' in next few months

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

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

Poverty is our worst expense

Borders closed and new restrictions: Latin America passes 25 million infections

Chile, Bolivia, close borders, Peru locks down in Covid battle

Pay no more revisited

A year of fear

IMF warns surging virus threatens to curb Latin America rebound

UK faces up to painful lessons after 100,000 Covid deaths

Half of Peru enters lockdown as Covid-19 cases soar

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

What we learned this week: January 2 to 9

UK PM Johnson orders new lockdown, closes schools in England

The first year of the rest of a presidency

Pandemic inflames gender violence against women

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

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

The peso's got a fever and the only prescription is more dollars

Murders surge in Brazil despite pandemic

Millions in Chile capital emerge from lockdown

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

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

Latin America's cities bustle like Covid is gone – but it’s not

Macri 'breaks silence' to launch fierce attack on Fernández

Lockdown extended until September 20 amid record infection rates

Judicial reform bill clears Senate, heads to lower house

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

Macri accuses Fernández of lying about coronavirus lockdown phone call

Precarious workers struggle to get by on delivery jobs, state aid

Protesters call new rally against government’s judicial reform bill

Following rally, opposition calls on Fernández to drop justice reform

Anti-government protesters defy virus lockdown to rally

New poll points to lockdown fatigue in Buenos Aires City

Fernández extends quarantine with appeal for ‘social responsibility’

Nerves fray in Argentina, as some flout pandemic lockdown

Youngsters in Latin America vent pandemic fury after lost 2020

President extends Covid-19 lockdown ‘on same terms’ despite surge in cases

Hit by Covid-19 lockdown, exports fell 11% in the first half of year

Economic activity slumped 20.6% in May from previous year

Jobless and desperate: post-lockdown reality kicks across globe

Buenos Aires begins to slowly emerge from virus lockdown

Banks block accounts of those suspected of trying to circumvent dollar quota

Colombia: Illegal groups using violence to enforce lockdowns

World drinks less coffee while office workers stay home

Anti-government protesters rally against quarantine on 9 de Julio

President extends curfew, shutters schools to curb Covid-19

Argentina’s peso mess is delivering windfall profits to brokers

Restrictions imposed as second wave slams Argentina

Guzmán discusses debt with Pope Francis at the Vatican

Vizzotti concerned by rising coronavirus cases and new strains

El médico que le hizo frente a Alberto Fernández: "Lo que está colapsada es la paciencia de la gente" | Perfil

Agustina Macri y Bernardita Barreiro formalizaron su relación y viajaron a Madrid

"Los chicos juegan a cambiarse los barbijos": mensaje de Alberto Fernández a un Trotta en apuros

Alberto Fernández anunció un bono de 15 mil pesos para la AUH y otros planes sociales

Video: una mujer quemó a la novia de su ex y la mató