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In poor regions, easing virus lockdowns brings new risks

09-06-2020 13:37 Monday saw the biggest-ever one-day total of coronavirus cases: more than 136,000 cases, 75 percent of which were from 10 countries in the Americas and South Asia.

More than 20,000 shops reopen in Buenos Aires City

08-06-2020 14:24 Runners were everywhere and more than 20,000 clothes and shoe shops in the capital were allowed to open on Monday, as Argentina began a gradual reopening following more than two months of coronavirus lockdown.

Government extends lockdown by two weeks to contain virus

26-04-2020 08:47 Metro areas with fewer people may return to normal activities if they meet five requirements, such as restricting movement to just half of each city’s population at any given time.

First two Covid-19 cases confirmed in Villa 31 shantytown

24-04-2020 17:25 A 43-year-old woman and 35-year-old woman have tested positive for Covid-19 in the villa, located in Retiro.

Coronavirus: 63% of deceased in Argentina had previous illnesses

15-04-2020 19:10 As of Monday, main age range of those infected involved people aged between 20 and 59, with the average age being 45 years. Average age of the deceased, in comparison, falls at 70.

by Florencia Ballarino

Three provinces – Catamarca, Chubut, Formosa – still have no Covid-19 cases

09-04-2020 18:43 There are more than 1,795 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Argentina, yet three provinces have yet to officially report a diagnosis of Covid-19. Why?

World Bank lends US$300 million to Argentina to tackle virus

25-03-2020 16:41 Disbursement intended to strengthen social security system and minimise the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner returns to Argentina with daughter Florencia

20-03-2020 14:19 Vice-president, who flew to Cuba to visit her daughter as the coronavirus outbreak hit, says the two of them will enter into isolation upon return to Buenos Aires.

Brazil President Bolsonaro says he tested negative for coronavirus

13-03-2020 13:29 President announces on social media he tested negative for coronavirus.

Kicillof on coronavirus: 'Resisting self-isolation is very irresponsible'

12-03-2020 16:04 In response to the WHO declaring the Covid-19 outbreak a "pandemic," Buenos Aires Province governor calls for "caution, prevention and calm."

Argentina records Latin America's first death from coronavirus

07-03-2020 21:43 A 64-year-old man, who had visited France the previous month, has been confirmed as the first fatality from Covid-19 virus in Latin America. He passed away at the Argerich Hospital in Buenos Aires City.

At least 8 in Argentina now diagnosed with coronavirus, officials confirm

06-03-2020 21:31 Eight now diagnosed with the Covid-19 virus, health officials confirm; Experts insist all cases are ‘imported.’

Pope cancels visit with Rome priests for 'slight illness'

27-02-2020 12:58 The Vatican said the 83-year-old pontiff had a "slight indisposition" and "preferred to stay" near the hotel where he lives.

Coronavirus: WHO tells world to brace for ‘potential pandemic’

24-02-2020 15:34 The World Health Organisation warned countries on Monday to be ready for a "potential pandemic" as the official death toll hit nearly 2,600 and infections in Europe, the Middle East and Asia triggered more drastic efforts to contain the new coronavirus.

Coronavirus outbreak: Tests in Argentina come back negative

18-02-2020 12:00 Scientists say tests on samples have come back negative. Argentines in Hubei province – the epicentre of the outbreak – ask government for help in leaving China.

Coronavirus death toll soars to 1,367 as China changes counting methods

13-02-2020 14:20 The number of deaths and new cases from China's COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak spiked dramatically on February 13 after authorities changed the way they count infections in a move that will likely fuel speculation that the severity of the outbreak has been under-reported.

WHO declares global virus emergency after deadly day for China

30-01-2020 18:34 UN health agency declared an international emergency over deadly coronavirus from China, a rarely used designation that could lead to improved international coordination in tackling disease.

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.