News of covid 19

Biden’s positive Covid test may derail meeting with Alberto Fernández

21-07-2022 16:24 The White House announced this morning that President Joe Biden is isolating after testing positive with Covid-19, likely affecting Argentine President Alberto Fernández’s Washington visit, planned for 26 July.

by Isobel McGrigor

HUNGER

One-tenth of the world is hungry – and war risks worsening the crisis

07-07-2022 08:42 Number of undernourished people rose by about 6% to roughly 768 million last year, an annual report by United Nations agencies shows.

Coronavirus pandemic

Facemasks no longer mandatory in enclosed spaces, says City Hall

16-06-2022 10:51 More than two years on since their introduction, the use of face masks is no longer compulsory in enclosed places in Buenos Aires, City Hall announced this week.

Partygate

UK Prime Minister Johnson defies calls to quit over lockdown-breaking parties

25-05-2022 15:53 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson defiantly rejected calls to resign after an internal inquiry Wednesday found he presided over a culture of lockdown-breaking parties that ran late into the night and even featured a drunken fight among staff.

Coronavirus Pandemic

Covid cases continue to rise in Argentina, rising 28% from previous week

23-05-2022 16:20 More than 43,000 Covid-19 infections recorded over past seven days; Over last month, confirmed cases have soared 284%.

TOURISM & TRAVEL

Chile to reopen Easter Island for tourism for first time since pandemic

22-05-2022 08:28 Popular Pacific Ocean tourist destination Easter Island will reopen to the world on August 1, after more than two years closed due to the pandemic.

Global Pandemic

Covid-19 cases on the rise in the Americas, warns PAHO

18-05-2022 16:34 Pan-American Health Organisation warns that Covid-19 cases are rising in the Americas, driven by increasing infections in the United States, which reported over 605,000 new cases last week.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina entering 'fourth wave' of Covid-19 pandemic, says health minister

17-05-2022 12:12 Health Minister Carla Vizzotti warns Argentina is facing a "fourth wave" of the Covid-19 pandemic, following a 92% jump in infections from the previous week; "No new closures" planned, says official.

Global pandemic

North Korea enters national lockdown after first Covid cases

12-05-2022 00:47 North Korea confirmed its first-ever Covid cases on Thursday and declared a "serious emergency," with leader Kim Jong Un ordering lockdowns across the country.

WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

FIFA confirms replay for abandoned Brazil-Argentina World Cup qualifier

09-05-2022 13:01 FIFA confirms abandoned 2022 World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina will be replayed, after rejecting appeals from both national federations.

Coronavirus pandemic

Expert warns of ‘great concern’ over rise in Covid-19 cases

03-05-2022 16:21 Infectious disease specialist and government advisor Hugo Pizzi warns of increase in number of Covid-19 infections as colder weather arrives.

covid-19

Peruvians continue to wear masks, even though it's no longer mandatory

02-05-2022 21:48 In Peru – the country with the highest death rate from Covid-19 – people have continued to use on the street to prevent contagion, despite it no longer being mandatory.

Coronavirus Pandemic

Argentina enjoys first day without a Covid death since start of pandemic

18-04-2022 17:03 Sunday's report from the Health Ministry reported 428 new infections over the last 24 hours, but no deaths – for the first time since March 2020.

Coronavirus Pandemic

Brazil to lift public health emergency 'in coming days,' says health minister

18-04-2022 10:35 Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said Sunday the public health emergency measures in place for over two years will soon end, citing a drop in the number of deaths and infections.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Chile relaxes Covid-19 requirements, measures for entering country

13-04-2022 03:26 Chilean government announces relaxation of Covid-19 measures for citizens and tourist travelling to the country.

Coronavirus pandemic

'New wave of Covid cases' still a possibility, warns City health minister

11-04-2022 18:47 Quizzed about evolution of Covid in the capital, Buenos Aires City Health Minister Fernán Quirós recommends porteños continue to use facemasks in enclosed spaces.

Latin America

Bolsonaro vetoes Covid aid bill for Brazil culture sector

07-04-2022 11:21 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have provided aid funds to artists and cultural programs hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, triggering an outcry from opposition lawmakers.

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Brazil drops Covid test requirement for vaccinated travellers

06-04-2022 13:45 Brazil has loosened its pandemic restrictions for international travellers, ending its Covid-19 test requirement for vaccinated passengers and scrapping a lengthy health questionnaire.

economy

Economy shrank in January after strong finish to 2021

29-03-2022 17:14 Economic activity in January fell 0.5% from the previous month; Results signal a slowdown in growth ahead of finalising of IMF debt deal.

NEW CONGRESS SESSIONS

Fernández slams Macri in speech to Congress, prompting opposition walkout

04-03-2022 23:07 Opposition PRO party lawmakers walk out on speech to Congress after president once again attacks Macri for agreeing an “unpayable foreign debt” with IMF.

Global pandemic

UK PM Boris Johnson ends Covid rules in England in major policy shift

21-02-2022 14:38 Boris Johnson confirmed coronavirus rules will end in England, a significant boost to the UK prime minister as he announced the first major Western economy to scrap government restrictions relating to the pandemic.

Global pandemic

Covid-19 in the Americas: Cases fall in several countries, but deaths rise

10-02-2022 13:00 Covid-19 infections are beginning to decline in several countries in the Americas, but deaths have increased, the Pan American Health Organisation said Wednesday.

Global pandemic

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

Vaccinated Argentines, residents no longer need negative PCRs to enter country

27-01-2022 21:54 Resolution, which will come into effect this Saturday, will cover travellers coming from neighbouring countries who wish to re-enter Argentina.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Argentina surpasses 120,000 deaths from coronavirus

26-01-2022 21:39 Health Ministry reports more than 88,000 Covid-19 cases over last 24 hours. Authorities report 317 deaths, lifting death toll since start of the pandemic to 120,019.

WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

Scaloni says he won't travel to Chile due to Covid diagnosis

26-01-2022 18:21 National team coach Lionel Scaloni will not travel to Chile for Thursday's World Cup qualifier in Calama because he is suffering from Covid-19.

Coronavirus pandemic

With 100,000 new cases, Argentina surpasses 8 million Covid infections

25-01-2022 19:30 A total of 8,041,520 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 119,703 fatalities related to the virus have been recorded since the start of the pandemic, according to official data.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina agrees new vaccine deal with Pfizer as third wave surge continues

21-01-2022 19:21 Officials on Friday confirmed 118,171 new cases in 24 hours. To date, almost 7.7 million confirmed cases have been recorded since the start of the pandemic, with 118,969 fatalities, 161 of which were registered the previous day.

EDUCATION ROW

City education minister accused of ‘giving up’ on school dropouts

21-01-2022 17:32 Soledad Acuña sparks controversy, suggesting that some schoolchildren had been “lost” in wake of pandemic.

Coronavirus pandemic

Nine evacuated as Covid-19 hits Antarctic research base

21-01-2022 02:56 For the first time since the start of the pandemic the coronavirus has reached an Argentine research base in Antarctica, causing the evacuation of nine unvaccinated staff who tested positive for Covid-19.

Global pandemic

Brazil registers new record 137,000 daily Covid cases

19-01-2022 10:50 Brazil registered a new record number of daily Covid-19 cases of more than 137,000, according to figures supplied by the nation's Health Ministry on Tuesday.

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.

FOOTBALL

Lionel Messi back in full training for PSG after Covid

18-01-2022 17:01 Lionel Messi was back in full training with Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday for the first time since testing positive for Covid-19 at the end of last year.

Global pandemic

European Union takes Argentina off eased travel list

17-01-2022 15:22 European Union takes Australia, Canada and Argentina off its recommended list of countries from where travellers, even those unvaccinated, should be allowed easy entry.

Politics heating up

Hypocrisy rules!

15-01-2022 03:00 The heatwave that hit the Southern Hemisphere and Argentina with particular virulence this week seems to have fried the circuits of more than just the systems controlling the energy grid in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina sets new daily high of 139,853 Covid cases in 24 hours

14-01-2022 20:11 Argentina’s Health Ministry reported a record high of 139,853 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours on Friday, as total infections since the start of the pandemic creep closer to seven million.

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.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

INDEC: Inflation in Argentina soared to 50.9% in 2021

13-01-2022 17:08 Argentina's consumer price index accelerated in December by 3.8 percent, lifting the country's inflation rate for 2021 to 50.9% – one of the highest rates in the world.

FOOTBALL

Messi 'taking longer than expected' to recover from Covid-19

13-01-2022 16:47 Lionel Messi said on Thursday he needs more time to recover before playing again after contracting Covid-19 earlier this month.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Argentina sees record number of infections, but relaxes restrictions

11-01-2022 22:11 Health Minister Carla Vizzotti loosens restrictions for those considered to be close contacts, as Argentina registers record 134,439 new infections over the last 24 hours.

Coronavirus pandemic

Pope calls for 'reality therapy' for Covid vaccine opponents

10-01-2022 12:30 Pope Francis says "reality therapy" was needed to battle "baseless information" putting people off getting jabbed.

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Covid again set for starring role as new season draws closer

07-01-2022 22:51 While beachgoers line up in their droves to get tested and take out their sweaty frustrations on medical personnel, though, footballers are conspicuous by their absence.

by Dan Edwards

TOURISM

Tourism experts predict ‘record season’ in Argentina

07-01-2022 22:46 More than 16 million people are expected to travel in the first three months of this year; National government reveals more than 4.5 million tourists used its PreViaje programme in 2021.

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.

Global pandemic

Chile to start administering fourth Covid vaccine dose next week

07-01-2022 12:11 Chile will start administering a fourth Covid vaccine dose to people with weakened immune systems from Monday, announces President Sebastián Piñera.

Global pandemic

Almost 100,000 children lost parents to Covid in Peru

07-01-2022 12:08 Covid-19 killed at least one parent or primary caregiver for nearly 100,000 children in Peru, its government reported Thursday.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina surpasses 100,000 Covid-19 infections in a day

07-01-2022 02:37 With testing centres overwhelmed by the spread of the Omicron variant, 109,608 new cases and 40 deaths were recorded over the last 24 hours.

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.

BLOOMBERG

IMF critiqued for dropping tough loan standards for Covid funds

07-01-2022 01:59 Concerns among economists about the IMF’s current lighter conditionality have been simmering for months. They got renewed attention this week.

News of covid 19

Biden’s positive Covid test may derail meeting with Alberto Fernández

One-tenth of the world is hungry – and war risks worsening the crisis

Facemasks no longer mandatory in enclosed spaces, says City Hall

UK Prime Minister Johnson defies calls to quit over lockdown-breaking parties

Covid cases continue to rise in Argentina, rising 28% from previous week

Chile to reopen Easter Island for tourism for first time since pandemic

Covid-19 cases on the rise in the Americas, warns PAHO

Argentina entering 'fourth wave' of Covid-19 pandemic, says health minister

North Korea enters national lockdown after first Covid cases

FIFA confirms replay for abandoned Brazil-Argentina World Cup qualifier

Expert warns of ‘great concern’ over rise in Covid-19 cases

Peruvians continue to wear masks, even though it's no longer mandatory

Argentina enjoys first day without a Covid death since start of pandemic

Brazil to lift public health emergency 'in coming days,' says health minister

Chile relaxes Covid-19 requirements, measures for entering country

'New wave of Covid cases' still a possibility, warns City health minister

Bolsonaro vetoes Covid aid bill for Brazil culture sector

Brazil drops Covid test requirement for vaccinated travellers

Economy shrank in January after strong finish to 2021

Fernández slams Macri in speech to Congress, prompting opposition walkout

UK PM Boris Johnson ends Covid rules in England in major policy shift

Covid-19 in the Americas: Cases fall in several countries, but deaths rise

Latin America slowly turns to self Covid tests as cases jump

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

Vaccinated Argentines, residents no longer need negative PCRs to enter country

Argentina surpasses 120,000 deaths from coronavirus

Scaloni says he won't travel to Chile due to Covid diagnosis

With 100,000 new cases, Argentina surpasses 8 million Covid infections

Argentina agrees new vaccine deal with Pfizer as third wave surge continues

City education minister accused of ‘giving up’ on school dropouts

Nine evacuated as Covid-19 hits Antarctic research base

Brazil registers new record 137,000 daily Covid cases

Covid tests spark Argentine supply chain fears over border queues

Lionel Messi back in full training for PSG after Covid

European Union takes Argentina off eased travel list

Hypocrisy rules!

Argentina sets new daily high of 139,853 Covid cases in 24 hours

Covid erupts in Argentina at height of summer vacation season

INDEC: Inflation in Argentina soared to 50.9% in 2021

Messi 'taking longer than expected' to recover from Covid-19

Argentina sees record number of infections, but relaxes restrictions

Pope calls for 'reality therapy' for Covid vaccine opponents

Covid again set for starring role as new season draws closer

Tourism experts predict ‘record season’ in Argentina

Third wave batters Argentina, breaking Covid records

Chile to start administering fourth Covid vaccine dose next week

Almost 100,000 children lost parents to Covid in Peru

Argentina surpasses 100,000 Covid-19 infections in a day

Health Ministry reports record Covid cases for third straight day

IMF critiqued for dropping tough loan standards for Covid funds

Argentina asked crop exporters to bring US$1 billion next week

Taiwanese find their feet in Argentina

Inflation surges past 70% on political turmoil

Tourists return but Easter Islanders draw lessons from Covid isolation

Argentina tightens exchange controls to curb outflows of dollars

No fue una multitud, pero sobró sol: las fotos del "Cristinazo" contra la Corte en Parque Centenario

Carlos Melconian aseguró que lo "máximo" que puede lograr Massa es una suerte de "Plan llegar"

"Los nenes eran obligados a tener sexo con sus padres": así era por dentro la secta en Villa Crespo

Alberto Fernández, Cristina y Massa rearmaron la unidad pero ahora cada cual atiende su juego

Escrache y dogmática penal