MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for March 20th 2020
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Friday, March 20th 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Argentina: mandatory quarantine and everybody must remain at home until March 31st
Argentina declared a mandatory preventive social isolation extensive to the whole country beginning midnight Friday until March 31st to mitigate the spread of Covid 19. President Alberto Fernandez made the announcement on national broadcast and standing with him were the leaders of the main political parties.
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Friday, March 20th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Falklands and Covid 19: no positive cases identified; GCSE exams suspended; limited medevacs
The Falklands weekly Penguin News this week published a summary of releases, decisions, recommendations and overall strategy of the Islands facing, as in the rest of the world the challenge of Covid 19. The big news is that the Falklands until this week, had no positive tested cases of the virus and that so far there is sufficient health care capacity and expertise to face the situation.
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Friday, March 20th 2020 - 09:47 UTC
Brazil closing all land borders except with Uruguay, and banning entry from EU and Pacific countries
Brazil on Thursday announced it was closing land borders and prohibiting entry to people from European and many Pacific Asian countries to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, as Mexico and Peru reported their first virus deaths.
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Friday, March 20th 2020 - 09:43 UTC
Argentina successfully rolls over local bonds in Pesos
Argentina’s economy ministry said on Thursday it had exchanged around 257 billion pesos (US$ 4 billion) in a debt swap for new instruments maturing between 2021-2024, as the government looks to restructure its debt amid a credit crunch.
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Friday, March 20th 2020 - 08:31 UTC
Anglo Theatre from Uruguay performed in the Falkland Islands
The Anglo Theatre Touring Company arrived in the Falkland Islands ready to entertain children and adults alike, but sadly new travel restrictions in Chile meant they had to leave the Islands earlier than planned.
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Friday, March 20th 2020 - 08:26 UTC
IAATO has a new Executive Director, Gina Greer
The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) announced on Thursday the appointment of Gina Greer as Executive Director. Gina will lead the Secretariat and work with IAATO’s Executive Committee to further the association’s mission of advocating and promoting safe, environmentally responsible private-sector travel to Antarctica.
