Argentina builds field hospital, deploys police amidst uptake in coronavirus cases
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1465647
Argentina builds field hospital, deploys police amidst uptake in coronavirus cases
- Title: Argentina builds field hospital, deploys police amidst uptake in coronavirus cases
- Date: 24th March 2020
- Summary: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (MARCH 24, 2020) (REUTERS) VARIOUS, CARS QUEUING TO BE CHECKED BY POLICE OFFICER POLICE OFFICER CHECKING CARS CARS QUEUING TO BE CHECKED BY POLICE OFFICER
- Embargoed: 7th April 2020 21:44
- Keywords: Argentina Buenos Aires COVID-19 coronavirus military hospital
- Location: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
- City: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
- Country: Argentina
- Topics: Health/Medicine
- Reuters ID: LVA003C6EXU13
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Argentina's army has built a quarantine hospital on the field to treat an uptake in coronavirus cases, with the country in lockdown to stop the spread of the pandemic.
The hospital has 28 beds and state-of-the-art equipment such as respirators and x-rays. Medics hope this facility will ease the drain on the hospital system.
The Argentine government has also deployed police officers to control the access points around the sprawling capital, to halt the community spread of coronavirus.
According to reports, police have detained more than 4,000 people for violating social isolation measures between Friday (March 20) and Sunday (March 22).
So far, Argentina has reported 301 coronavirus cases and seen six dead from COVID-19.
President Alberto Fernandez has ordered a national quarantine to be put in place until March 31.
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