News of confirmed cases

Quirós: It’s not time for porteños to ‘remove their facemasks’

Yesterdat 15:52 City Hall set to join provinces of Río Negro, Salta, Jujuy, Mendoza and Córdoba in delaying national government’s move to end the wearing of facemasks while outdoors.

Coronavirus pandemic

Government unveils plan to ease Covid restrictions, reopen borders

21-09-2021 15:32 The use of facemasks outdoors will no longer be mandatory in Argentina as from October 1, the government announced on Tuesday as part of a sharp easing of restrictions, including the gradual reopening of borders.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina eases travel curbs as midterm campaign ramps up

21-09-2021 14:12 Government lifts travel and social restrictions as it seeks to boost the economy and recover voter support ahead of midterm elections in November.

Coronavirus pandemic

More than five million now recovered from Covid in Argentina

11-09-2021 10:08 Cases continue to decline; Government receives first shipment of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.

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

Coronavirus cases in Argentina down 85% from May peak

25-08-2021 21:39 Health Ministry data shows infections have now decreased for 13 consecutive weeks. Intensive care hospitalisations and fatalities have also dropped.

Coronavirus pandemic

Delta case of community circulation detected in Buenos Aires Province

24-08-2021 19:18 Authorities in Buenos Aires Province identify first case of Delta variant contagion via community circulation in the region.

COVID-19 VACCINES

Argentina set to receive 400,000 AstraZeneca shots from Spain

21-08-2021 19:34 Argentina will take delivery of around 400,000 doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines on Sunday, thanks to a donation from the Spanish government.

Global pandemic

North America surges as pandemic eases elsewhere

20-08-2021 13:03 Pandemic has been gaining ground since mid-June largely due to the highly contagious Delta variant. Cases continued to surge by 11% in the United States and Canada this week. Mozambique saw the biggest drop with 36% less new cases, followed by Argentina with 34% less.

Coronavirus pandemic

Covid-19 restrictions loosened as infections hit five million

06-08-2021 22:14 Argentina surpasses five million cases of Covid-19; Government rolls back some restrictions after 10 consecutive weeks of improving indicators.

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

100,000 virus deaths: Government decrees five days of mourning

15-07-2021 10:16 Government decrees five days of national mourning, in recognition of the "immense pain" generated by the loss of 100,000 lives to Covid-19.

Coronavirus pandemic

Nation surpasses grim landmark

14-07-2021 21:25 Sixteen months and 11 days after the first case of Covid-19 was recorded on national territory, Argentina on Wednesday became the fifth Latin American country to reach the grim landmark of 100,000 deaths.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina marks sombre milestone of 100,000 virus deaths

14-07-2021 20:51 Argentina reached a sombre milestone in its fight to control the pandemic as deaths caused by Covid-19 crossed 100,000 on Wednesday afternoon.

Coronavirus pandemic

Government extends existing Covid restrictions until August 6

10-07-2021 08:44 Alberto Fernández administration extends decree enforcing Covid-19 restrictions and health protocols until August 6. Officials concerned by potential spread of Delta variant. 600-person quota for arrivals set to be relaxed.

Global pandemic

WHO: World passes 'tragic milestone' of four million Covid deaths

07-07-2021 15:46 The world passed the "tragic milestone" of four million recorded Covid-19 fatalities on Wednesday, the World Health Organization said, adding that the pandemic's true toll was probably higher.

Global pandemic

England set to lift mask, distancing rules as cases soar

05-07-2021 14:46 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday unveiled a plan to lift most of England's pandemic restrictions from July 19, as he urged the public to "learn to live with" the coronavirus.

Coronavirus pandemic

Two new cases of Delta variant detected, Covid death toll hits 95,000

02-07-2021 18:22 Two new Covid-19 cases of Delta variant detected by officials; Argentina’s death toll reaches 95,000; More than 4.5 million confirmed cases since March 2020.

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

MIDDLE EAST

Israel’s return to normal hits bump with virus surge

24-06-2021 09:21 Israelis can expect to start donning masks again after its bid to return to a post-Covid normal was hobbled by a surge in infections linked to the highly transmissible delta variant.

Coronavirus pandemic

Record daily death toll pushes Argentina past 90,000 fatalities

22-06-2021 18:27 Health Ministry reports new high of 792 deaths in 24 hours, taking Argentina past 90,000 Covid-19 fatalities since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Global pandemic

Colombia's Covid death toll surges toward 100,000 as economy reopens

17-06-2021 17:49 Colombia has the fourth-highest per-capita death rate in the world over the past week. New daily cases have topped 29,000 this month, threatening to overwhelm the health system. But large swathes of the economy are set to be reopened.

NEW RESTRICTIONS

Government further restricts flights amid Covid ‘Delta’ variant fears

13-06-2021 09:25 Argentina’s government has placed further restrictions on international air traffic as it attempts to limit the entry and eventual spread of new Covid-19 variants – especially the so-called ‘Delta’ strain first identified in India.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina surpasses four million confirmed cases of Covid-19

08-06-2021 20:17 Argentina surpassed four million confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, after the Health Ministry recorded 31,137 new infections over the past 24 hours.

Coronavirus pandemic

Covid surge continues as Argentina surpasses 80,000 fatalities

04-06-2021 23:27 Argentina’s Covid-19 death toll surpassed 80,000 on Friday, following the confirmation of 539 new deaths over the preceding 24 hours.

Global pandemic

WHO: South America Covid situation turning in 'wrong direction'

01-06-2021 15:10 Eight of the ten countries reporting the coronavirus highest mortality rates in the last week were in the Americas, says WHO official.

Global pandemic

Peru more than doubles official Covid death toll to more than 180,000

31-05-2021 16:34 Toll adjusted from 69,342 to 180,764 on the advice of a panel of Peruvian and international health experts, Prime Minister Violeta Bermúdez told reporters in Lima.

Coronavirus pandemic

Poll: More than half of Argentines disapprove of Covid response

29-05-2021 11:11 A new survey by the Buenos Aires-based consultancy firm Poliarquía shows that 59 percent of Argentines disapprove of President Alberto Fernández's management of the response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Global pandemic

Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay besieged by Covid

29-05-2021 10:48 Neither Uruguay’s permissive policies nor Argentina’s lengthy quarantines have prevented the nations from heading the Covid-19 mortality rates, along with their neighbour Paraguay.

Coronavirus pandemic

Infection surge continues as end of nine-day lockdown nears

28-05-2021 22:37 Health Ministry confirms 39,207 new cases over past 24 hours, along with 560 fatalities. New poll shows more than half of Argentines disapprove of government’s handling of Covid crisis.

Global pandemic

Slow vaccine rollout hits Latin America as Covid-19 claims million lives

22-05-2021 09:48 While Chile and Uruguay are making great strides in their immunisation programmes, the rollout in Brazil and Argentina remains slow.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina enters strict nine-day lockdown as Covid cases soar

22-05-2021 00:02 President Alberto Fernández orders nine-day lockdown lasting until midnight on May 30, declaring Argentina is in its "worst moment" of the Covid-19 pandemic so far.

Global pandemic

More than one million Covid-19 deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean

21-05-2021 23:53 More than 90 percent of deaths have been registered in just five countries: Brazil (446,309 dead), Mexico (221,080), Colombia (83,233), Argentina (73,391) and Peru (67,253).

Coronavirus pandemic

'Worst moment' yet: The data that took Argentina back to lockdown

21-05-2021 23:38 Country registered an alarming increase in cases over the past week in almost every province.

BACK TO PHASE I

President orders strict nine-day lockdown as Covid cases soar

21-05-2021 00:11 President Alberto Fernández announces nine-day lockdown until midnight on May 30, declaring Argentina is in "the worst moment" of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus pandemic

Reports: Government set to declare nine-day lockdown amid Covid surge

20-05-2021 18:04 Multiple local news outlets report President Alberto Fernández will announce a nine-day nationwide lockdown in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area until May 31; Health Ministry confirms 35,884 infections over last 24 hours.

Coronavirus pandemic

Experts ask for restrictions as Covid cases hit new high of 39,652

19-05-2021 22:46 President Fernández set to announce tighter Covid restrictions before Friday evening, after alarming data from Health Ministry. City Hall analysing potential lockdown on weekends.

Coronavirus pandemic

Fernández ponders new restrictions amid record Covid figures

18-05-2021 17:52 President Alberto Fernández has entered a crucial 48 hours, as he seeks to fine-tune the next wave of Covid-19 restrictions, with existing rules set to expire on May 21.

Coronavirus pandemic

Worst day of pandemic to date: 35,543 infections and 745 deaths

18-05-2021 17:39 More than 3.37 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 71,771 deaths since start of pandemic, according to Health Ministry.

Global pandemic

Brazil struggles to vaccinate as Covid toll spirals

16-05-2021 22:57 Around 33 million people – 15 percent of the population – have received at least one vaccine dose in Brazil, a proportion still too small to have a substantial impact on the virus' spread.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina's Covid-19 death toll hits 70,000

16-05-2021 22:38 More than 37,000 new infections registered over the weekend, with 670 fatalities.

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.

DEMONSTRATION

Nurses, health workers protest for improved pay, working conditions

13-05-2021 02:26 Healthcare professionals, working round the clock to tackle the impact of Covid-19 second wave, take to the streets calling for improved pay and working conditions.

Coronavirus pandemic

Global push to waive Covid vaccine patents runs into opposition

08-05-2021 01:14 EU, pharma firms sceptical of push to lift Covid vaccine patents, despite support from US President Joe Biden, WHO; Foreign Ministry reiterates Argentina's support for initiative.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina confirms record 663 deaths from Covid-19 in single day

05-05-2021 21:12 Argentina has now recorded more than 66,000 fatalities since the start of the coronavirus pandemic; Officials confirm more than 24,000 new infections.

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.

THE WEEK

What we learned this week: April 25 to May 1

01-05-2021 00:01 Our pick of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

EDITORIAL

May Day comes with a Mayday

01-05-2021 00:01 With President Alberto Fernández essentially extending more of the same for the next three weeks on Friday, neither the present nor the immediate future offer any escape from the grim data of the coronavirus pandemic.

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.

Global pandemic

Brazil hits record Covid death toll in April

26-04-2021 15:22 Argentina's giant neighbour recorded 67,977 deaths so far in April, making it the deadliest month yet before it ends, topping March's 66,573 fatalities.

News of confirmed cases

Quirós: It’s not time for porteños to ‘remove their facemasks’

Government unveils plan to ease Covid restrictions, reopen borders

Argentina eases travel curbs as midterm campaign ramps up

More than five million now recovered from Covid in Argentina

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

Coronavirus cases in Argentina down 85% from May peak

Delta case of community circulation detected in Buenos Aires Province

Argentina set to receive 400,000 AstraZeneca shots from Spain

North America surges as pandemic eases elsewhere

Covid-19 restrictions loosened as infections hit five million

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

100,000 virus deaths: Government decrees five days of mourning

Nation surpasses grim landmark

Argentina marks sombre milestone of 100,000 virus deaths

Government extends existing Covid restrictions until August 6

WHO: World passes 'tragic milestone' of four million Covid deaths

England set to lift mask, distancing rules as cases soar

Two new cases of Delta variant detected, Covid death toll hits 95,000

City Hall loosens Covid-19 restrictions – the measures

Israel’s return to normal hits bump with virus surge

Record daily death toll pushes Argentina past 90,000 fatalities

Colombia's Covid death toll surges toward 100,000 as economy reopens

Government further restricts flights amid Covid ‘Delta’ variant fears

Argentina surpasses four million confirmed cases of Covid-19

Covid surge continues as Argentina surpasses 80,000 fatalities

WHO: South America Covid situation turning in 'wrong direction'

Peru more than doubles official Covid death toll to more than 180,000

Poll: More than half of Argentines disapprove of Covid response

Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay besieged by Covid

Infection surge continues as end of nine-day lockdown nears

Slow vaccine rollout hits Latin America as Covid-19 claims million lives

Argentina enters strict nine-day lockdown as Covid cases soar

More than one million Covid-19 deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean

'Worst moment' yet: The data that took Argentina back to lockdown

President orders strict nine-day lockdown as Covid cases soar

Reports: Government set to declare nine-day lockdown amid Covid surge

Experts ask for restrictions as Covid cases hit new high of 39,652

Fernández ponders new restrictions amid record Covid figures

Worst day of pandemic to date: 35,543 infections and 745 deaths

Brazil struggles to vaccinate as Covid toll spirals

Argentina's Covid-19 death toll hits 70,000

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

Nurses, health workers protest for improved pay, working conditions

Global push to waive Covid vaccine patents runs into opposition

Argentina confirms record 663 deaths from Covid-19 in single day

Argentina surpasses three million Covid-19 infections

What we learned this week: April 25 to May 1

May Day comes with a Mayday

Government likely to tighten Covid restrictions before weekend

Brazil hits record Covid death toll in April

Government unveils plan to ease Covid restrictions, reopen borders

Quirós: It’s not time for porteños to ‘remove their facemasks’

Australia pursue three in a row against wounded Pumas

Argentina retains quarantine for citizens who travel overseas for work

Germany readies for election that will end Merkel era

La curiosa moneda de 1 peso que puede llegar a valer 15 mil

Las secuelas del Covid se llevaron a nuestro compañero Mario Rodríguez Muñoz

Una diputada radical denunció que el Gobierno oculta información sobre Fabiola Yañez

Jorge Asís: "Este es un gobierno nuevo que apunta a 2023"

Jaime Perczyk: "Respeto a los que usan lenguaje inclusivo, yo no lo uso"

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