News of tests

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.

Coronavirus pandemic

Covid cases climb to record high, surpassing 50,000 in 24 hours

30-12-2021 22:03 Daily Covid cases rise to record high as holiday season surge continues, but officials observe that deaths and hospitalisations remain low.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

World set to ring in another pandemic Christmas

24-12-2021 08:58 Omicron's rise has heralded another pandemic-tinged Christmas for billions across the world; Argentina's government records 13,456 cases in a day – a threefold rise in just a week.

SEMANA SANTA SURGE?

Semana Santa surge? Queues at City hospitals for Covid-19 tests

05-04-2021 23:25 Long lines seen outside hospitals in Buenos Aires City as patient porteños await Covid-19 tests after Easter break; Capital records new daily record of 2,428 new cases in 24 hours.

Vaccine delivery

Argentina takes delivery of 218,000 vaccine doses via Covax scheme

28-03-2021 22:40 Argentina took delivery of 218,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 on Sunday, the country's first shipment from the World Health Organisation's Covax scheme.

COVID-19 VACCINES

Major EU nations halt AstraZeneca as WHO says it is safe

15-03-2021 22:00 EU's largest countries joined stream of states halting rollouts of AstraZeneca jabs over blood clot fears, as the World Health Organisation and Europe's medicines watchdog insisted it was safe to use.

HUNT FOR VACCINE

Covid-19: As lab execs sell shares worth millions, questions arise

15-11-2020 09:25 Executives at several US laboratories developing Covid-19 vaccines have recently pocketed millions of dollars by selling shares in their companies – raising questions about the propriety of such a move in the midst of a global health crisis.

HUNT FOR VACCINE

Vaccine innovation sparks hope, questions

10-11-2020 16:51 Reports that one of the vaccines for Covid-19 has shown highly promising results are a ray of hope for a world in the shadow of surging virus cases.

Argentine legend

Maradona admitted to hospital in La Plata, but not for Covid-19

02-11-2020 23:24 Diego Maradona was admitted to hospital Monday for medical checks, though doctors say it was not an "emergency" nor coronavirus-related reason.

Global pandemic

Antarctica is still free of Covid-19 – but can it stay that way?

13-09-2020 09:01 Antarctica remains the only continent without Covid-19 and a global effort is underway to make sure incoming visitors don't bring the virus with them.

HUNT FOR VACCINE

Oxford University and AstraZeneca resume coronavirus vaccine trial

13-09-2020 08:52 Trials of potential coronavirus vaccine officially restart, days after clincal trials were suspended following a reported side-effect in a UK patient.

HUNT FOR VACCINE

Mexico warns setback in tests could delay AstraZeneca vaccine

09-09-2020 08:41 Latin American roll-out of AstraZeneca's potential Covid-19 vaccine could be delayed after the biotech company announced a pause in tests, says Mexican government, which will co-produce it with Argentina.

HUNT FOR VACCINE

AstraZeneca pauses Covid-19 vaccine trial after unexplained illness

08-09-2020 21:54 Pharmaceutical company says it has"voluntarily paused" a randomised clinical trial of its coronavirus vaccine, in what it called a routine action after a volunteer developed an unexplained illness.

Coronavirus pandemic

Boca Juniors reveal positive virus tests for 18 players

03-09-2020 16:35 Boca reveals 18 players have tested positive for the coronavirus, just two weeks before restarting their Copa Libertadores campaign. President Fernández casts doubt over whether games will go ahead.