News of second wave

Covid cases continue to rise in Argentina, rising 28% from previous week

23-05-2022 16:20 More than 43,000 Covid-19 infections recorded over past seven days; Over last month, confirmed cases have soared 284%.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina entering 'fourth wave' of Covid-19 pandemic, says health minister

17-05-2022 12:12 Health Minister Carla Vizzotti warns Argentina is facing a "fourth wave" of the Covid-19 pandemic, following a 92% jump in infections from the previous week; "No new closures" planned, says official.

Coronavirus pandemic

'New wave of Covid cases' still a possibility, warns City health minister

11-04-2022 18:47 Quizzed about evolution of Covid in the capital, Buenos Aires City Health Minister Fernán Quirós recommends porteños continue to use facemasks in enclosed spaces.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Argentina records more than 95,000 Covid cases in a day

05-01-2022 17:28 Covid infections continue to surge, reaching 95,159 over the past 24 hours. Positivity rate for testing now running at 55%.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina hits new Covid record: 81,210 cases in 24 hours

04-01-2022 18:13 Nation surpasses previous high of 50,506 infections in a day, registered last December, as third wave of Covid-19 slams Argentines.

Coronavirus pandemic

Darkest days of Covid crisis remain fresh in the memory for many

15-10-2021 15:59 Coronavirus infections and fatalities are down in Argentina and intensive care units are getting emptier. Yet the darkest days of the Covid-19 pandemic are indelible memories for doctors, nurses and recovered patients.

Coronavirus pandemic

Vizzoti warns it is 'impossible to hold back' Delta strain

27-08-2021 21:12 Authorities in Buenos Aires Province confirm they have identified the first case of Delta variant contagion via community circulation in the region.

Coronavirus pandemic

Health Ministry: Argentina has recorded 29 cases of Delta variant to date

22-07-2021 22:54 All but one of the 29 individuals who have tested positive for the Delta variant of Covid-19 on national soil had a recent history of international travel. The other case is someone with an "epidemiological link to a traveller," according to officials.

Coronavirus pandemic

City Hall loosens Covid restrictions on gatherings, outdoor events

09-07-2021 01:41 Buenos Aires City government authorises meetings of up to 20 people outdoors and says offices can now be at 30% capacity. Starting next month, cultural events will be allowed, with a 1,000-person cap on attendance.

Climate Change

Deadly heat wave slams Canada, United States

30-06-2021 18:29 Millions in western Canada and the northwestern United States were under heat alerts this week as the region experienced record-breaking temperatures — police reported dozens of deaths likely linked to the scorching conditions.

Coronavirus pandemic

City Hall loosens Covid-19 restrictions – the measures

25-06-2021 03:21 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta orders slight relaxation in restrictions for restaurants and bars, theatres, gyms

Global pandemic

Brazil braces for third wave of Covid-19

07-06-2021 23:23 Brazil, already battered by the pandemic, braces for its third wave of Covid-19 fueled by vaccination delays and lack of containment measures.

Coronavirus pandemic

Covid-19 numbers rise: More than 27,000 new cases and 601 deaths

15-05-2021 11:51 New restrictions imposed in Mendoza, San Luis and Catamarca provinces as second wave continues to trouble Argentina.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina surpasses three million Covid-19 infections

03-05-2021 11:20 Argentina surpassed three million confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, after the Health Ministry reported more than 11,000 new infections.

Coronavirus pandemic

Government likely to tighten Covid restrictions before weekend

26-04-2021 21:52 Ministers meet with Cabinet Chief Santiago Cafiero, Health Minister Carla Vizzotti and expert scientific advisory group at Casa Rosada, with new restrictions set to be announced in the coming days.

Coronavirus Pandemic

Vizzotti warns Argentina is in 'worst moment' of coronavirus pandemic to date

21-04-2021 17:03 Health Minister Carla Vizzotti warned Wednesday that Argentina is in "the worst moment" of the coronavirus pandemic to date and asked citizens to take extra care amid Covid-19 second wave surge.

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.

NEW RESTRICTIONS

President extends curfew, shutters schools to curb Covid-19

15-04-2021 00:48 In 18-minute address to nation, Alberto Fernández says health system must be protected and tightens restrictions in Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area, hoping provincial governments will follow suit. Citizens stage pot-banging protest, opposition denounces new rules.

Second Wave

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.

POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC

Covid tsunami

10-04-2021 08:52 The second wave is here and it already looks challenging. A winter of discontent looms ahead of the midterm elections.

by Martín Gambarotta

Coronavirus pandemic

Covid-19 second wave: President Fernández announces new restrictions

07-04-2021 21:18 President Alberto Fernández unveils new coronavirus restrictions as second wave of Covid-19 delivers another daily record of confirmed cases.

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

Pandemic policy discord deepens Brazil's Covid chaos

07-04-2021 09:33 Changing and poorly explained quarantines, contradictory judgements, erroneous vaccination forecasts: in Brazil, the global epicentre of the pandemic, the fight against the coronavirus is being conducted in the greatest confusion.

Coronavirus pandemic

Government prepares new restrictions as second wave hits

06-04-2021 22:50 Government finalising new decree introducing more restrictions to tackle Covid-19 second wave, as Argentina registers record daily high of more than 20,000 confirmed cases.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina records new Covid daily high: 20,870 cases in last 24 hours

06-04-2021 17:46 The second wave has officially arrived in Argentina – officials confirmed a new record of 20,870 cases in 24 hours on Tuesday.

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.

Coronavirus pandemic

Vizzotti calls for 'three weeks of effort' as second wave arrives

06-04-2021 14:51 Argentina needs “three weeks of greater effort" by citizens and institutions to reduce infections, Health Minister Carla Vizzotti said Tuesday, describing the so-called 'second wave' as "already a fact."

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

THE WEEK

Second wave jitters

03-04-2021 08:39 Covid cases in Argentina are picking up faster than ever amid fears of a second wave. It could be punishing for the government if the second wave turns ugly.

by Martín Gambarotta

COVID-19 VACCINATION

Vaccination plan advances but with difficulties, as second wave nears

03-04-2021 07:57 Confirmed cases now total 2.37 million, with more than 56,000 fatalities. To date, more than four million vaccines have been given.

Coronavirus pandemic

Fernández and Rodríguez Larreta set for ‘second wave’ Olivos meet

02-04-2021 19:16 With the Buenos Aires Province government said to be considering, City officials said Friday that no new restrictions were considered “necessary” for now.

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.

News of second wave

Covid cases continue to rise in Argentina, rising 28% from previous week

Argentina entering 'fourth wave' of Covid-19 pandemic, says health minister

'New wave of Covid cases' still a possibility, warns City health minister

Argentina records more than 95,000 Covid cases in a day

Argentina hits new Covid record: 81,210 cases in 24 hours

Darkest days of Covid crisis remain fresh in the memory for many

​​Vizzoti warns it is 'impossible to hold back' Delta strain

Health Ministry: Argentina has recorded 29 cases of Delta variant to date

City Hall loosens Covid restrictions on gatherings, outdoor events

Deadly heat wave slams Canada, United States

City Hall loosens Covid-19 restrictions – the measures

Brazil braces for third wave of Covid-19

Covid-19 numbers rise: More than 27,000 new cases and 601 deaths

Argentina surpasses three million Covid-19 infections

Government likely to tighten Covid restrictions before weekend

Vizzotti warns Argentina is in 'worst moment' of coronavirus pandemic to date

IMF: Latin America rebound imperiled by virus resurgence

President extends curfew, shutters schools to curb Covid-19

Vizzotti concerned by rising coronavirus cases and new strains

Covid tsunami

Covid-19 second wave: President Fernández announces new restrictions

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

Pandemic policy discord deepens Brazil's Covid chaos

Government prepares new restrictions as second wave hits

Argentina records new Covid daily high: 20,870 cases in last 24 hours

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

Vizzotti calls for 'three weeks of effort' as second wave arrives

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

Second wave jitters

Vaccination plan advances but with difficulties, as second wave nears

Fernández and Rodríguez Larreta set for ‘second wave’ Olivos meet

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

Five of eight accused of killing Fernando Báez Sosa handed life sentences

'Los Rugbiers': the group of eight accused of killing Fernando Báez Sosa

Lucio Dupuy trial: Mother, partner found guilty of killing five-year-old

Three years on, Fernando Báez Sosa’s parents plead for ‘justice’

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Vizzoti warns it is 'impossible to hold back' Delta strain