News of fatalities

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.

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.

Uruguay surpasses 4,000 Covid-19 deaths

27-05-2021 18:50 Uruguay surpassed 4,000 Covid-19 deaths this Wednesday, making it the country in the world with the highest number of deaths caused by the virus in the past 14 days.

Fernán Quirós: 'The average age of people in ICUs has gone down in this wave'

08-05-2021 00:30 Dr. Fernán Quirós discusses Covid-19 infections, deaths and the state of intensive care units. The Buenos Aires City Health Minister, who says he has a continuous dialogue with Health Minister Carla Vizzotti, says the most essential thing during the pandemic is to seek agreement and cooperation.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Argentina registers highest daily Covid caseload in two months

27-03-2021 08:26 Almost 13,000 new cases confirmed by authorities, sparking speculation over whether the long-awaited ‘second wave’ has now reached the country.

Argentina suspends flights from Brazil, Chile and Mexico

26-03-2021 10:22 Government announces that flights to Argentina from Brazil, Chile and Mexico will be suspended starting this Saturday, March 27.

Vaccine delays force government onto defensive, Fernández preaches caution

20-03-2021 07:18 President Fernández admits Argentina has received only 6% of the vaccines it has ordered, as another shipment of 330,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine lands at Ezeiza.

Under fire, Brazil's Bolsonaro tones down on Covid

17-03-2021 10:26 With Brazil registering record daily death tolls from Covid-19, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is changing his traditionally pandemic-sceptic tune.

Latin America's virus victims, and the spaces they leave behind

25-09-2020 12:11 Global deaths from the coronavirus have almost reached the grim threshold of one million. Around one-third of fatalities were in Latin America, where countries with overstretched medical resources are preparing for a further onslaught.

Argentina’s virus outbreak rages while region gets some relief

24-09-2020 15:13 As some relief finally arrives to countries across the region, Argentina is seeing cases spread to ill-prepared interior provinces and daily death records set on multiple days this week.

Protesters rally in Buenos Aires to demand end of Covid-19 lockdown

01-06-2020 16:10 Approximately 1,000 people gathered at the Obelisk on Saturday in downtown Buenos Aires to call for an end to the mandatory quarantine that's been in force since March 20.

As virus swamps Peru, Venezuelan migrants collect the dead

22-05-2020 13:30 Despite strict measures to control the coronavirus, Peru has become one of the countries worst hit by the Covid-19 disease. With more than 104,000 cases and 3,000 deaths, Peru was 12th in the world in numbers of confirmed diagnoses Wednesday, more than reported by China and just behind India.

64-year-old man becomes Argentina's third fatal victim of coronavirus

18-03-2020 23:02 Authorities confirm death of 64-year-old man at Buenos Aires City hospital.

Coronavirus: all information we have on fatalities

05-02-2020 13:52 Since China reported the emergence of a new coronavirus in December, the SARS-like disease has infected more than 20,400 people and killed 425. The OMS declared a global health emergency to curb a worldwide plague soon after. Here’s what we know about the deaths.