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.
Global pandemic UK public warned to get serious as Covid toll set to surge 21-09-2020 09:02 England is on track for about 50,000 coronavirus cases a day by mid-October and a surging death toll unless the public gets serious about preventive action, top UK advisors warn.