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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

CORONAVIRUS VACCINE

Local labs in talks to produce Sputnik V vaccine

06-02-2021 08:24 Government’s decision to go all-in on Russia's Sputnik V vaccine pays off, as analysis published in 'The Lancet' concludes jab is 91.6% effective.

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In Brazil's Manaus, young people step up as Covid bites

28-01-2021 15:14 As the northern Brazilian city of Manaus battles soaring Covid-19 cases and a new variant of the virus, young volunteers offer a helping hand. One group distributes essential items, while a young woman connects patients with family members.

VACCINES & POLITICS

Unforced errors and the unlikely prospect of unity

02-01-2021 08:24 It’s time to put aside differences and find a common way forward together, tackling the structural problems that will allow the country to move in the direction of progress.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

BLOOMBERG

Uruguay sees ‘first wave’ threatening long-protected Covid gains

23-12-2020 00:09 Nine months after recording its first coronavirus case, Uruguay is seeing an outbreak in what President Luis Lacalle Pou has called the “first wave,” threatening to undo the hard-fought gains throughout the pandemic.

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Covid-19 vaccine in Argentina: Who, what, when and how

28-11-2020 08:24 Government’s new Covid-19 vaccine committee, headed by the president, meets at Casa Rosada as preparations for mass vaccination programme get underway. Here’s what we know so far about a vaccine in Argentina.

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'Probable' Argentina will face Covid-19 second wave in Autumn, warns expert

17-11-2020 22:56 A government health advisor has warned it is “probable” that Argentina will be hit by a “second wave” of Covid-19 diagnoses next year.

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Mendoza hospital makes preparations, fearing Covid-19's second wave

14-11-2020 08:44 Mendoza’s Central Hospital is enjoying brief respite as cases fall, but staff are not placing their faith in fortune.

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France, Germany head towards lock down as virus surges in Europe

29-10-2020 14:27 Bars, restaurants and services prepared Thursday to shut down in France and Germany as countries around the world grapple with how far to push lockdown measures amid a surging tide of coronavirus cases.

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Quarantine-weary Brazilians head to beaches despite warnings

07-09-2020 08:00 Brazilians packed the beaches and bars this weekend, taking advantage of a long holiday to indulge in normal life even as the Covid-19 pandemic raged on.