News of surge

Global alarm grows over China's Covid surge

29-12-2022 14:45 Hospitals across China have been overwhelmed by an explosion of infections following Beijing's decision to lift strict rules that had largely kept the virus at bay but tanked the economy and sparked widespread protests.

BLOOMBERG

Central Bank raises key rate to 47% as inflation soars

13-04-2022 20:52 Central Bank raises interest rates for the fourth time this year after inflation data shows prices increasing at the fastest monthly pace in 20 years.

PRICE HIKES

Guzmán admits Argentina's March inflation figure will exceed 6%

12-04-2022 13:52 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán admits that March inflation figure will definitely be greater than six percent.

Coronavirus pandemic

Third wave batters Argentina, breaking Covid records

07-01-2022 22:18 More than 110,000 infections over the past 24 hours; Health Ministry posts record-breaking number of new cases for fourth straight day.

Coronavirus pandemic

Health Ministry reports record Covid cases for third straight day

07-01-2022 02:02 Argentina posted a record number of Covid-19 cases for a third consecutive day as the Omicron variant surges across Latin America.

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

World set to ring in another pandemic Christmas

24-12-2021 08:58 Omicron's rise has heralded another pandemic-tinged Christmas for billions across the world; Argentina's government records 13,456 cases in a day – a threefold rise in just a week.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina records highest daily Covid tally in four months

21-12-2021 21:08 Health Ministry reports 9,336 infections over last 24 hours – highest daily tally in Argentina since mid-August.

Coronavirus pandemic

Covid cases in Argentina up fivefold in just a month

20-12-2021 20:00 Confirmed cases were up 75.78% over the past week and have risen fivefold over the past month, reaching just over 5,300 on Monday.

Global pandemic

Biden steps up efforts to fight virus surge fuelled by Delta variant

30-07-2021 02:27 Biden steps up actions to combat the spread of Covid-19's surging Delta variant, asking every US federal worker to either declare they are fully vaccinated or wear masks and be tested.

LATIN AMERICA

Covid surges back in Brazil, sparking fears in Argentina

20-03-2021 07:30 Covid-19 is raging in Brazil, where intensive care units are more than 80 percent full in 25 out of 27 states. In Rio, the rate is 95 percent.

Global pandemic

Bolsonaro changes health minister again, as Brazil's Covid cases surge

16-03-2021 09:19 Bolsonaro to appoint cardiologist Marcelo Queiroga as health minister, the fourth to hold the post during the pandemic, as the country's health system staggers amid surging Covid-19 cases.