News of variant

Vizzoti warns it is 'impossible to hold back' Delta strain

27-08-2021 21:12 Authorities in Buenos Aires Province confirm they have identified the first case of Delta variant contagion via community circulation in the region.

Coronavirus pandemic

Delta case of community circulation detected in Buenos Aires Province

24-08-2021 19:18 Authorities in Buenos Aires Province identify first case of Delta variant contagion via community circulation in the region.

Covid-19 vaccines

Covid vaccines are less effective against Delta, large study finds

19-08-2021 09:35 Large study finds Pfizer-BioNTech efficacy ebbed over time; Data shows vaccines didn’t diminish viral load of delta cases.

Coronavirus pandemic

Delta fears grip Argentina, prompting authorities into action

30-07-2021 19:33 More than 300 people in Buenos Aires City, Córdoba Province forced into isolation after at least 19 people test positive for Delta strain. President goes into preventative isolation after returning from overseas trip.

Global pandemic

Biden steps up efforts to fight virus surge fuelled by Delta variant

30-07-2021 02:27 Biden steps up actions to combat the spread of Covid-19's surging Delta variant, asking every US federal worker to either declare they are fully vaccinated or wear masks and be tested.

Coronavirus pandemic

Health Ministry: Argentina has recorded 29 cases of Delta variant to date

22-07-2021 22:54 All but one of the 29 individuals who have tested positive for the Delta variant of Covid-19 on national soil had a recent history of international travel. The other case is someone with an "epidemiological link to a traveller," according to officials.

Stock Market

US stocks fall amid worries over growth, Delta strain

08-07-2021 11:53 Wall Street stocks tumbled, threatening global growth due to bond yields and increasing prevalence of the Covid-19 Delta variant.

Coronavirus pandemic

Two new cases of Delta variant detected, Covid death toll hits 95,000

02-07-2021 18:22 Two new Covid-19 cases of Delta variant detected by officials; Argentina’s death toll reaches 95,000; More than 4.5 million confirmed cases since March 2020.

Coronavirus pandemic

Gamma (Manaos) variant of Covid-19 predominant in Argentina

24-06-2021 23:29 The Gamma variant, identified for the first time in Brazil, is predominant in Argentina, according to the Health Ministry.

Covid-19

Sydney residents banned from leaving city as coronavirus cluster grows

23-06-2021 00:35 More than 30 people have been diagnosed with Covid-19 since a cluster emerged in Sydney last week, the latest in a string of Australian flare-ups.

Brazil Under Bolsonaro

Third pandemic wave hits as Brazil surpasses half a million Covid deaths

19-06-2021 21:54 Brazil became the second country after the United States to surpass 500,000 Covid-19 deaths, and real toll may be higher.

NEW RESTRICTIONS

Government further restricts flights amid Covid ‘Delta’ variant fears

13-06-2021 09:25 Argentina’s government has placed further restrictions on international air traffic as it attempts to limit the entry and eventual spread of new Covid-19 variants – especially the so-called ‘Delta’ strain first identified in India.

Global pandemic

Brazil braces for third wave of Covid-19

07-06-2021 23:23 Brazil, already battered by the pandemic, braces for its third wave of Covid-19 fueled by vaccination delays and lack of containment measures.

Coronavirus Pandemic

The P1 or 'Brazilian' variant: what we know about new Covid strain

19-04-2021 11:58 Here's what we know about The "Brazil variant" — a more contagious mutation of the coronavirus that emerged in the Amazon late last year.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina tightens Covid measures as new virus variants arrive

31-03-2021 14:47 National and regional governments tighten health and sanitary measures against Covid-19 amid concerns over the arrival of new variants of the virus in the country.

Global pandemic

Bolsonaro changes health minister again, as Brazil's Covid cases surge

16-03-2021 09:19 Bolsonaro to appoint cardiologist Marcelo Queiroga as health minister, the fourth to hold the post during the pandemic, as the country's health system staggers amid surging Covid-19 cases.

BLOOMBERG

Brazil shunned as a Covid superspreader by nervous neighbours

14-03-2021 07:39 Leading the world in daily deaths and the source of a worrying Amazonian variant, Brazil is a cause of deep anxiety for world health officials and its neighbours, who are barring their gates.

Coronavirus Pandemic

New coronavirus strains enters Argentina from Brazil

09-02-2021 17:19 Argentina has detected two new coronavirus variants brought into the country by passengers arriving from Brazil, announced Health Minister Ginés González García has revealed.

Global pandemic

Argentina detects first case of British coronavirus variant

16-01-2021 16:24 Argentina has detected its first case of a British-identified coronavirus variant that appears to be more infectious, authorities said Saturday.

News of variant

Vizzoti warns it is 'impossible to hold back' Delta strain

Delta case of community circulation detected in Buenos Aires Province

Covid vaccines are less effective against Delta, large study finds

Delta fears grip Argentina, prompting authorities into action

Biden steps up efforts to fight virus surge fuelled by Delta variant

Health Ministry: Argentina has recorded 29 cases of Delta variant to date

US stocks fall amid worries over growth, Delta strain

Two new cases of Delta variant detected, Covid death toll hits 95,000

Gamma (Manaos) variant of Covid-19 predominant in Argentina

Sydney residents banned from leaving city as coronavirus cluster grows

Third pandemic wave hits as Brazil surpasses half a million Covid deaths

Government further restricts flights amid Covid ‘Delta’ variant fears

Brazil braces for third wave of Covid-19

The P1 or 'Brazilian' variant: what we know about new Covid strain

Argentina tightens Covid measures as new virus variants arrive

Bolsonaro changes health minister again, as Brazil's Covid cases surge

Brazil shunned as a Covid superspreader by nervous neighbours

New coronavirus strains enters Argentina from Brazil

Argentina detects first case of British coronavirus variant

Javier Milei: ‘The more people are against the ropes, the more they will embrace freedom’

Rodríguez Larreta meets Clinton, Kerry on brief US tour

InvestBA helps push Buenos Aires onto international stage

Zuccardi Valle de Uco ranked world's best winery for third straight year

Argentina has paid for 46% of its Covid vaccine contracts

Aníbal Fernández minimizó una denuncia de Jorge Lanata: “Está devaluado”

Berlín aprobó la expropiación de 240 mil viviendas por la especulación con los alquileres

El plan maquiavélico que no funcionó

Aníbal Fernández cruzó a Martín Tetaz por la reforma laboral: “¿La Unión Cívica Radical está de acuerdo?"

El dólar Blue vuelve a tocar su valor máximo en el año

News of variant

​​Vizzoti warns it is 'impossible to hold back' Delta strain

Delta case of community circulation detected in Buenos Aires Province

Covid vaccines are less effective against Delta, large study finds

Delta fears grip Argentina, prompting authorities into action

Biden steps up efforts to fight virus surge fuelled by Delta variant

Health Ministry: Argentina has recorded 29 cases of Delta variant to date

US stocks fall amid worries over growth, Delta strain

Two new cases of Delta variant detected, Covid death toll hits 95,000

Gamma (Manaos) variant of Covid-19 predominant in Argentina

Sydney residents banned from leaving city as coronavirus cluster grows

Third pandemic wave hits as Brazil surpasses half a million Covid deaths

Government further restricts flights amid Covid ‘Delta’ variant fears

Brazil braces for third wave of Covid-19

The P1 or 'Brazilian' variant: what we know about new Covid strain

Argentina tightens Covid measures as new virus variants arrive

Bolsonaro changes health minister again, as Brazil's Covid cases surge

Brazil shunned as a Covid superspreader by nervous neighbours

New coronavirus strains enters Argentina from Brazil

Argentina detects first case of British coronavirus variant

Javier Milei: ‘The more people are against the ropes, the more they will embrace freedom’

Rodríguez Larreta meets Clinton, Kerry on brief US tour

InvestBA helps push Buenos Aires onto international stage

Zuccardi Valle de Uco ranked world's best winery for third straight year

Argentina has paid for 46% of its Covid vaccine contracts

Aníbal Fernández minimizó una denuncia de Jorge Lanata: “Está devaluado”

Berlín aprobó la expropiación de 240 mil viviendas por la especulación con los alquileres

El plan maquiavélico que no funcionó

Aníbal Fernández cruzó a Martín Tetaz por la reforma laboral: “¿La Unión Cívica Radical está de acuerdo?"

El dólar Blue vuelve a tocar su valor máximo en el año

Vizzoti warns it is 'impossible to hold back' Delta strain