News of testing

Latin America slowly turns to self Covid tests as cases jump

01-02-2022 14:25 Latin American countries that have been slow or hesitant to approve at-home Covid-19 tests widely used in developed nations are now turning to them to cope with a resurgence of the virus.

Border problem resolved

Chile, Argentina reach agreement to unblock truck queue at border crossing

31-01-2022 15:02 A long and lengthy queue of trucks at the border between Argentina and Chile was unblocked on Sunday, after both countries reached an agreement to relax Covid-19 health controls that had delayed some 3,000 vehicles for almost two weeks.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Covid tests spark Argentine supply chain fears over border queues

18-01-2022 22:11 Up to 2,000 trucks are backed up at Argentina's main border crossing with Chile due to tougher Covid-19 testing requirements.

Covid & La Costa

Covid erupts in Argentina at height of summer vacation season

14-01-2022 19:32 In Mar del Plata, crowds flock to the beaches, bars, discos, restaurants – and mobile Covid testing units.

BLOOMBERG

Argentine woman whose HIV vanished gives hope for finding elusive cure

17-11-2021 15:50 Thirty-year-old mother from Esperanza, Santa Fe Province, has the clinical features of an HIV “elite controller” – meaning her infection has been undetectable for years.

APRENDER TESTS

Government, opposition clash in row over standardised testing

19-06-2021 08:52 Macri, Acuña, Rodríguez Larreta slam move to ‘suspend’ nationwide tests; Education minister, however, says they aren’t being suspended.

Coroanvirus pandemic

Cinemas, theatres and cultural spaces in City reopen at 30% capacity

18-06-2021 03:50 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta confirms that, starting Friday, cultural venues can “raise the curtain” once more after a long shutdown during the coronavirus pandemic.