News of isolation

Health Minister Vizzotti into isolation after testing positive for coronavirus

27-02-2021 07:12 The diagnosis could complicate things severely for the government, given the newly appointed minister’s role and how many other officials she has been in contact with of late.

THE WEEK

What we learned this week: January 23 to 30

30-01-2021 08:10 Stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina

AND THAT REMINDS ME...

This Formosa is no Taiwan

30-01-2021 07:27 Although a province since 1955, Formosa has only had four elected governors in its entire political history, all Peronist. Yet such lack of alternation is far from unique in Argentina.

by Michael Soltys

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Officials preach ‘prevention and care’ as fatalities surpass 45,000

16-01-2021 07:15 More than 200,000 citizens now vaccinated against Covid-19, says Health Ministry; Second flight carrying doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine due to arrive in Buenos Aires today.

Coronavirus pandemic

Fernández extends distancing measures, only two cities to remain in isolation

29-11-2020 09:09 President Alberto Fernández said Friday that only two cities in Argentina will remain under strict isolation measures to tackle the spread of Covid-19, as he extended existing social distancing measures for the rest of the country.

Coronavirus pandemic

Alberto Fernández in isolation after official tests positive for Covid-19

12-11-2020 02:08 President Alberto Fernández goes into isolation after Strategic Affairs Secretary Gustavo Beliz tests positive for Covid-19. Number of government officials follow suit.

Coronavirus pandemic

AMBA moves from 'isolation' to 'distancing'; Fernández talks up vaccine hopes

06-11-2020 21:24 President Alberto Fernández confirms residents in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area will see a loosening of coronavirus restrictions as from next week, while revealing that Argentina hopes to have a vaccine by the end of the year.

US ELECTION 2020

Ties that bind or blind: a brief history of US-Argentine relations

31-10-2020 10:31 Formal bilateral ties date back to January 27, 1823 – predating the Monroe Doctrine by over 10 months and long before Argentina was called Argentina.

by Michael Soltys

Coronavirus pandemic

Maradona self-isolating at home due to Covid-19 risk

27-10-2020 18:19 Maradona began self-isolating Tuesday after a person he works closely with showed symptoms of Covid-19. River Plate coach Marcelo Gallardo also goes into quarantine.

Coronavirus pandemic

Covid-19 hits Mar del Plata, as pandemic surges in Argentina

19-10-2020 07:00 Mar del Plata has become an epicentre in a coronavirus surge through Argentina's interior that has given the country the fifth-highest confirmed case total in the world.

GENDER VIOLENCE

‘This can’t happen’: Teen’s murder puts spotlight on Argentina’s femicide scourge

17-10-2020 08:19 Parents of slain 16-year-old Iara Rueda join campaigners in call for improved efforts to tackle gender violence. According to the MuMaLá NGO, there have been at least 213 femicides in Argentina so far this year already.

by Nick Evans

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Doctors beg citizens to ‘stay home’ amid fears for health system

05-09-2020 09:45 Medical professionals call on Argentines to respect the coronavirus lockdown, warning the health system is on the “brink of collapse” as country nears 500,000 confirmed cases.

COPING WITH CORONAVIRUS

‘Dying alone is not the same as being accompanied’

29-08-2020 10:10 A growing number of medical facilities in Latin America allow relatives to be with patients dying of the novel coronavirus, clad in face covering, shield and protective clothing against infection.

WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION

World Health Organisation remains alive to Covid-19 threat, despite criticism

04-07-2020 09:18 Under fire for misleading comments on transmission, face masks and its dealings with China, the WHO’s local branch in Argentina says it’s delivering results in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

by Jennifer Heiman & Anina Hoffman

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Anxiety and anguish in Buenos Aires as lockdown returns

04-07-2020 08:57 The Buenos Aires metropolitan area returned to a strict quarantine this week and many citizens are growing increasingly uncomfortable.

EDITORIAL

Is isolation the best expression of independence?

04-07-2020 08:32 The pandemic is a curious ally of ultra-nationalism, feeding the notion that Covid-19 will destroy globalisation and the private sector in a world dictating a self-sufficiency of which very few countries can even dream.

Coronavirus Pandemic

Officials in Concordia asked to resign after breaking rules to attend birthday party

16-06-2020 14:06 Concordia's Mayor Alfredo Francolini asks for resignation of two government officials after images emerge of them attending a birthday party. They may face criminal action for breaking quarantine restrictions.

Coronavirus Pandemic

Officials debate future of quarantine, likely to limit public transport

15-06-2020 16:10 National, Buenos Aires City and provincial health ministers meet to debate future of quarantine and preventative steps to tackle Covid-19, as officials in Chaco announce return to stricter lockdown in province.

Coronavirus Pandemic

Villa in Buenos Aires Province sealed off amid surge in Covid-19 cases

26-05-2020 14:54 Authorities shut off Villa Azul, a low-income neighbourhood in Buenos Aires Province, after 92 new cases of Covid-19 are confirmed. Residents may not leave without permission.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Pandemic intensifies isolation of Huarpe children in Mendoza

16-05-2020 09:27 The Huarpe, numbering little over 1,000 and scattered across 11 communities, live in a remote part of Mendoza Province. For them, social distancing – the only known preventive weapon against coronavirus – is the almost the norm.

OP-EDITORIAL

Voluntary isolation

02-05-2020 11:09 With a trade volume of just over 30 percent of its economy, Argentina already ranks among the seven most- closed economies in the world – shutting it down yet further does not look like the way ahead.

Crisis and opportunity

A quick global rebound after the global pandemic?

02-05-2020 09:29 Whether we figure it out or not, the global society has the tools to quickly reverse the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

LOCKDOWN EXTENDED

Fernández: 'We're going to allow half the population to mobilise'

25-04-2020 23:10 President announces extension of "managed" quarantine until May 10, lifting some restrictions in least-affected area; Government gives permission for all citizens to leave their homes for one hour each day, up to 500 metres from their home, but approval must be given by provincial leaders and mayors.

Coronavirus pandemic

Brazil's Bolsonaro seeks end to social isolation measures

20-04-2020 18:05 Brazilian president denies he is attacking the country's democracy as he leads protest, declaring: “I am actually the constitution.”

Nationwide lockdown

Cafiero: 'Starting Monday, activities will be resumed in some provinces'

17-04-2020 15:48 Government will allow resumption of limited activities in select provinces without 'viral circulation' as from Monday, Cabinet Chief Santiago Cafiero confirms.

Coronavirus Pandemic

Government advisor on Covid-19 warns against breaking quarantine

10-04-2020 21:09 “We have gotten through the first phase relatively well, but it’s super important that we don’t relax and that we comply with the public health measures” says a member of the government task force on the Coronavirus pandemic.

Interview with ex-Brazil leader

Lula: Bolsonaro might risk being forced from office before 2022

09-04-2020 19:41 Brazil's former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that Jair Bolsonaro needs to change his approach to the new coronavirus – or risk being forced from office before the end of his term in December 2022.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Accustomed to isolation, Patagonians still fear impact of coronavirus

04-04-2020 09:42 Residents in the region, which is heavily dependent on tourism and oil, fear the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Government planning ‘gradual, staggered’ exit from lockdown

04-04-2020 08:48 Health officials, CGT leadership confirm that government is studying ‘gradual’ lifting of measures when period of mandatory quarantine ends, as death toll from coronavirus pandemic rises to 42, with more than 1,300 infected.

CLEAR COMMUNICATIONS

Clear communication in times of crisis

31-03-2020 14:34 Flying home on one of the last repatriation flights back to Argentina, I realised just how important it is to communicate clearly in times of crisis.

by Joanna Richardson

Social cost of shutdown

Report: Shutdown will hurt Argentina's poorest families more than virus

26-03-2020 18:03 Report by IDESA institute argues shutdown and paralysis of economic activity in Argentina will "produce greater social costs than those of illness."

Coronavirus pandemic

More than 8,000 detained since Friday for breaking mandatory quarantine

23-03-2020 13:15 The figure was confirmed this morning by Security Secretary Eduardo Villalba, during an interview with the Futurock radio station.

Coronavirus pandemic

More than one billion told to stay home worldwide over virus

23-03-2020 11:25 Some countries have imposed mandatory lockdown measures, while others have issued stay-at-home recommendations to stem the spread of the virus.

Coronavirus Quarantine

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner returns to Argentina with daughter Florencia

20-03-2020 14:19 Vice-president, who flew to Cuba to visit her daughter as the coronavirus outbreak hit, says the two of them will enter into isolation upon return to Buenos Aires.

Covid-19 in LatAm

Argentina, Colombia to isolate travellers from coronavirus-hit nations

11-03-2020 12:57 Argentina and Colombia on Wednesday announced that travellers from the countries worst-affected by the new coronavirus would be isolated to protect the wider population.