Commonground
Senior Moderator
May 9, 2020
In a televised press conference, President Alberto Fern?ndez on Friday announced the extension of Argentina’s general quarantine until Sunday, May 24.
Fern?ndez said the country had managed to “successfully” contain the coronavirus pandemic, but stressed the crisis was far from over.
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Under the new rules, which will be issued imminently by decree, up to 75 percent of the inhabitants in some provinces will be allowed to return to work, though governors will be given the power to decide which activities are approved. Existing bans on school classes, large events and border controls will remain in place nationwide.
However, the exception to the new rules, the president said, was Greater Buenos Aires, Covid-19’s hotspot in the country. Officials said this week that around 70 percent of all infections have been registered in Buenos Aires City and Province.
https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/arge...ears-300.phtml
In a televised press conference, President Alberto Fern?ndez on Friday announced the extension of Argentina’s general quarantine until Sunday, May 24.
Fern?ndez said the country had managed to “successfully” contain the coronavirus pandemic, but stressed the crisis was far from over.
...
Under the new rules, which will be issued imminently by decree, up to 75 percent of the inhabitants in some provinces will be allowed to return to work, though governors will be given the power to decide which activities are approved. Existing bans on school classes, large events and border controls will remain in place nationwide.
However, the exception to the new rules, the president said, was Greater Buenos Aires, Covid-19’s hotspot in the country. Officials said this week that around 70 percent of all infections have been registered in Buenos Aires City and Province.
https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/arge...ears-300.phtml