Argentine cornavirus death toll hits 500, government says cases "stabilising"

Record ID: 1554391

  • Title: Argentine cornavirus death toll hits 500, government says cases "stabilising"
  • Date: 28th May 2020
  • Summary: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (MAY 27, 2020) (REUTERS) COMMUTER BY STAFF MEMBER AT TRAIN STATION COMMUTERS COMMUTERS GETTING OUT OF STATION VARIOUS OF COMMUTERS NEAR TRAIN STATION TURNSTILES AT TRAIN STATION COMMUTERS ON TRAIN PLATFORM VARIOUS OF OFFICIAL IN PROTECTIVE GEAR DISINFECTING TURNSTILE (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) GOVERNMENT ADVISER ON CORONAVIRUS, EDUARDO LOPEZ, SAYING: "Regarding quarantine, I would keep it in place until June 7, 8 and then see the numbers. I would made an effort to test intensively and constantly, seven days a week in vulnerable suburbs because it is clear that (virus infection rates) over there in Argentina have changed little (with quarantine)." QUILMES, BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE, ARGENTINA (MAY 27, 2020) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF SANITARY OPERATION IN SUBURB OF VILLA AZUL WITH OFFICIALS IN PROTECTIVE GEAR OFFICER ON DUTY OFFICERS ON DUTY IN STREET WITH RESTRICTED ACCESS OFFICIALS ON STREET WITH RESTRICTED ACCESS LOCAL HOME LOCALS LOOKING OUT WINDOW OF HOME (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) LOCAL, JORGE LUIS NUNES, SAYING: "Every day there are more and more cases. I think that it won't be just 14 days (restricted access to suburb) because there are many people who are infected. That's because people here did not look after themselves, they did not respect quarantine. Social isolation was not respected, they didn't use facemasks, they didn't follow anything (recommendations)." BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (MAY 27, 2020) (REUTERS) LOCAL BUS GOING BY OBELISK MONUMENT 'BA' LETTING TO STAND FOR BUENOS AIRES, MAKESHIFT FACE MASK IN ARGENTINE COLOURS HUNG ON LETTER A PEOPLE AT ZEBRA CROSSING PEDESTRIANS WITH FACE MASKS ON STREET
  • Embargoed: 11th June 2020 17:58
  • Keywords: Argentina Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Province COVID-19 cases coronavirus infections pandemic
  • Location: BUENOS AIRES + QUILMES, BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE + LOMAS DE ZAMORA, ARGENTINA
  • City: BUENOS AIRES + QUILMES, BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE + LOMAS DE ZAMORA, ARGENTINA
  • Country: Argentina
  • Topics: Health/Medicine
  • Reuters ID: LVA003CFUJJNR
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS MATERIAL THAT WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3
    Argentina has marked its 500th coronavirus death this week, as the South American country grapples with flattening its infection curve for new cases.
    With nearly 14,000 confirmed cases as of Thursday (March 28), this week authorities restricted movement at the Villa Azul on the outskirts of Buenos Aires amid a reported surge in local infections. Some 5,000 residents in the area have been ordered to go into strict lockdown for 15 days.
    But speaking at a news conference on Thursday, Deputy Health Minister Carla Vizotti claimed new cases are stabilising.
    Still, preparations were underway for an influx of patients as field hospitals were set up and beds rolled in. An isolation centre has been set up in Buenos Aires for infected patients to ride out the virus.
    Argentina has imposed one of the toughest travel bans in the world, banning all international and domestic passenger flights until August 31.
    (Production: Horacio Soria, Miguel Lo Bianco, Claudia Martini, Juan Bustamante, Paul Vieira)
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