Coronavirus pandemic Gamma (Manaos) variant of Covid-19 predominant in Argentina 24-06-2021 23:29 The Gamma variant, identified for the first time in Brazil, is predominant in Argentina, according to the Health Ministry.
Politics & the pandemic The contagion crisis 01-05-2021 00:48 Inflammatory agitation will not go away – elections are nearing and the candidates are hooked on posturing already. by Martín Gambarotta
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Health Minister Carla Vizzotti: 'What’s happening is a catastrophe' 01-05-2021 00:07 In a week of record deaths from Covid-19, the minister responsible for Argentina’s health system responds: Why there was no shutdown for Easter; Why classrooms should be shut now; What happened to the vaccine orders; What of lab links and relationships with Ginés González García and Hugo Sigman; The role of the media. A feature-length interview with Health Minister Carla Vizzotti. by Jorge Fontevecchia
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND IMF: Latin America rebound imperiled by virus resurgence 15-04-2021 16:52 The economic rebound forecast for Latin American this year faces risks from the recent resurgence of Covid-19 and slow vaccine roll-outs, the International Monetary Fund said.
Global pandemic Vaccine hope, but enduring fear one year after pandemic declared 11-03-2021 22:50 One year on from the declaration of the coronavirus pandemic, vaccinations are offering hope. But much of humanity still enduring highly restricted lives, with no clear path back to normality.
Global pandemic Latin America's cities bustle like Covid is gone – but it’s not 20-09-2020 21:57 In Latin America’s big cities, as in other places around the globe, it almost feels like the virus never happened.
Coronavirus pandemic Staff at Ezeiza Hospital holds their breath and hope amid Covid-19 surge 08-07-2020 11:42 With Winter approaching and tight restrictions back in place in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area, doctors and nurses at Hospital de Ezeiza hope the Covid-19 cure of curve flattens before overflowing becomes an issue.