Tag: lockdown

• Monday, August 17th 2020 - 08:02 UTC

  “A” Level exams controversy becomes a political time bomb for Boris Johnson

  

  The British government was criticized by lawmakers in its own party on Sunday after a mounting row over English exam grades awarded during the COVID-19 pandemic intensified, in the latest hit to its reputation.

• Saturday, August 15th 2020 - 09:32 UTC

  Argentina's social distancing extended until August 30; daily infections are above 7,000

  

  Argentina extended until Aug 30 restrictions taken against the coronavirus, President Alberto Fernandez said on Friday, underlining that the country's lockdown would continue in its current form in and around capital city Buenos Aires.

• Saturday, August 15th 2020 - 09:22 UTC

  Chile: some 14 million have received some form of social support

  

  Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said on Friday that more than one million people had received the government's US$ 626 spot payment aimed at staving off the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic and it had approved more than 550,000 requests for soft loans of up to US$ 815.

• Monday, August 3rd 2020 - 10:53 UTC

  Mexico becomes the country with the third most Covid-19 deaths, ahead of Britain

  

  Mexico has overtaken Britain to become the country with the third-most deaths due to Covid-19, according to data released by the Health Ministry. Reported fatalities rose to reach 46,688, the data shows.

• Monday, August 3rd 2020 - 10:14 UTC

  Demonstrations in Berlin and German cities against coronavirus restrictions

  

  Some 45 police officers were injured in a wave of weekend demonstrations in Berlin including protests against coronavirus restrictions, police said as protesters gathered again in smaller numbers on Sunday.

• Saturday, August 1st 2020 - 06:55 UTC

  Argentina extends quarantine to August 16, given a peak of Covid-19 cases

  

  The Argentine government announced on Friday the extension of the quarantine, which has been in force since March 20, to Aug. 16 in an attempt to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

• Wednesday, July 22nd 2020 - 06:52 UTC

  Paraguayan football resumes on Tuesday following a four month virus shutdown

  

  Paraguayan football resumed on Tuesday after a four-month coronavirus shutdown with Cerro Porteno beating league leaders Libertad 2-1 and River Plate drawing 1-1 with Nacional.

• Monday, July 20th 2020 - 09:45 UTC

  Chile presents new plan “Step by Step” to relax the lockdown in twelve regions; no mention to the mining area

  

  Chilean government officials presented a plan on Sunday to gradually relax lockdown restrictions after the coronavirus infection rate improved in some regions of the country. The plan, called “Step by Step,” includes five stages that range from total quarantine to advanced opening and will be applied according to epidemiological criteria, the capacity of the healthcare system and the ability to trace cases, officials said.

• Monday, July 20th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Rio Gallegos in complete lockdown, all activities suspended until August 2nd

  

  Santa Cruz province in the extreme south of Argentina imposed strict circulation and reunion restrictions plus a suspension of all activities in Rio Gallegos following an outbreak of coronavirus in the provincial capital, according to local media reports.

• Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 09:16 UTC

  Argentina extends quarantine to August 2, while trying to gradually return to normal life

  

  The Argentine government announced on Friday that it has extended the national quarantine aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 to August 2.