Argentina

• Thursday, April 22nd 2021 - 09:39 UTC

  Vaccine passport reportedly coming up in Uruguay soon but no official announcement yet

  

  Uruguay's Tourism Minister Germán Cardoso Wednesday raised again the issue of vaccination certificates for foreign travellers to “guarantee the sanitary status” of the country.

• Thursday, April 22nd 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  Argentina: Mother of Plaza de Mayo VP Porota Meroño dies aged 95

  

  The Association Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Wednesday announced in a statement the passing away of the organization's Vice President Mercedes Colás de Meroño, known as “Porota.”

• Wednesday, April 21st 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  First batch of Argentine-made Sputnik V vaccine delivered

  

  Argentine laboratory Richmond Tuesday delivered the first batch of locally-produced Sputnik V vaccines against covid-19 to be sent to Russia's Gamaleya Institute for final validation, it was announced.

• Tuesday, April 20th 2021 - 23:28 UTC

  Covid-19: Health official admits Argentina might need to extend restrictions beyond April 30

  

  A high ranking official within Argentina's Health Ministry Tuesday hinted the current restrictions on circulation and business hours might need “to be extended” because of the spread of the coronavirus' second wave.

• Tuesday, April 20th 2021 - 17:29 UTC

  France to impose € 1,500 fine to South American travelers who skip quarantine

  

  A ten-day mandatory quarantine for travellers arriving into France from South America, namely from Brazil, Argentina, Chile and French Guiana as well as from South Africa, shall be effective as of this coming Saturday, said French Secretary of State for European Affairs, Clément Beaune.

• Tuesday, April 20th 2021 - 10:05 UTC

  Argentina's Supreme Court claims original jurisdiction in face-to-face schooling issue

  

  Argentina's Supreme Court Monday ruled that the issue concerning the City of Buenos Aires' objection to the presidential decree banning on-site schooling until April 30 falls under its very own original jurisdiction as per Article 117 of the Constitution, thus rendering void all previous resolutions by any lower tribunal into that matter.

• Monday, April 19th 2021 - 10:24 UTC

  Argentine officials rule out banning beef exports or setting quotas

  

  Argentine beef industry sources quoted by local media Sunday announced the administration of President Alberto Fernández was not planning to ban beef exports or set up quotas, after announcing last week a series of measures to detect under-invoicing.

• Monday, April 19th 2021 - 08:56 UTC

  Argentina: Schools to open normally in City of Buenos Aires after court ruling

  

  Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta appeared at around 10.30 pm Sunday on TV to announce the Autonomous City was not going to adhere to President Alberto Fernández's decree from last week banning on-site schooling and that classes were to take place as usual on Monday.

• Saturday, April 17th 2021 - 12:20 UTC

  Argentine President Fernández sticks to restrictive measures and clashes with Buenos Aires mayor

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday stood by his decision to shut down all schools for two weeks, among other restrictive measures aimed at curbing the spread of the Covid-19 infections.

• Saturday, April 17th 2021 - 12:07 UTC

  Uruguayan President seizes Pfizer vaccines Argentine neglected, press reports

  

  Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou successfully carried out a personal negotiation with the Pfizer laboratory in Buenos Aires in December as talks between the Argentine government and the manufacturers of the vaccine began to stall, it was reported.