News of infections

What we learned this week: December 26 to January 2

02-01-2021 08:48 Our pick of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Uruguay sees ‘first wave’ threatening long-protected Covid gains

23-12-2020 00:09 Nine months after recording its first coronavirus case, Uruguay is seeing an outbreak in what President Luis Lacalle Pou has called the “first wave,” threatening to undo the hard-fought gains throughout the pandemic.

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.

High daily tally pushes Argentina past 500,000 infections

08-09-2020 22:23 Country recorded more than 12,000 confirmed cases in a day for only the second time, pushing total past half a million. Death toll reaches 10,405.

Pandemic tough on Argentina's overworked care-givers

08-08-2020 09:01 Many healthcare professionals were struggling even before the virus crisis, which for most has led to even tougher times on the job.

Fernández questions if local clubs should play in Copa Libertadores

30-07-2020 23:14 President asks if local clubs should be travelling to participate in the region’s most prestigious football tournament, given the advance of Covid-19 in Latin America.

What we learned this week: July 4 to July 11

11-07-2020 08:39 Stories that caught our eye over the past seven days in Argentina.

Apocalypse now

11-07-2020 08:27 Quarantine saves thousands of lives but lockdown spells meltdown – both these truths are irrefutable and yet completely in conflict despite the efforts to present this as a false dilemma.

Fernández TV

20-06-2020 09:02 Time will tell if the delays with the Vicentin and wealth tax bills are a deliberate strategy by the president to buffer the complaints by the lobbies who have historically clashed with Kirchnerismo.

by Martín Gambarotta

Covid-19 surge concerns officials, as politicians join sick list

20-06-2020 08:44 Argentina records more than 2,000 infections in a day for first time since crisis began; María Eugenia Vidal tests positive, President Fernández told to limit activity, stay home.

Covid-19 surge takes Argentina past 10,000-infection barrier

23-05-2020 07:36 Buenos Aires City and Province to retain tight restrictions, as officials confirm 718 infections and 14 deaths in 24 hours. President to announce next steps at press conference later today.

'This is war' – Virus charges beyond Latin American hot spots

19-05-2020 16:07 Coronavirus crisis threatens to overwhelm Latin American cities stretching from Chile to the Colombian Amazon, in an alarming sign that the pandemic may be only at the start of its destructive march through the region.

New Pakistani ambassador waits to get to know his new home

16-05-2020 08:36 Buenos Aires has a new diplomat in town – but he’s stuck in the hotel. Pakistani Ambassador Dr Muhammad Khalid Ejaz arrived just days before Argentina entered its mandatory lockdown and, as he tells the Times, he’s eager to get to work and improve bilateral ties.

by James Grainger

Infections spike in poverty-stricken Villa 31, worrying authorities

14-05-2020 15:55 Villa 31, one of Buenos Aires' poorest and most densely populated barrios, has shown a spike in the number of Covid-19 infections, worrying authorities hoping to ease the capital's two-month lockdown later this month.

Brazil becomes a coronavirus hot spot as testing falters

26-04-2020 09:06 Medical officials in Rio de Janeiro and at least four other major cities warn their hospital systems are on the verge of collapse, or already too overwhelmed to take any more patients.

More than 100,000 coronavirus infections in Latin America

21-04-2020 08:06 Based on official figures, Latin America as a whole had 100,952 cases on Sunday, with 4,924 deaths.