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Argentina, restrictions announced in 18 provinces
The Argentine government has announced restrictions on circulation in 18 provinces of the country to try to stop the development of the coronavirus pandemic that has had a balance of 871,468 infected since March, with 23,225 deaths. The Telam news agency reports. In a speech last night from the Casa Rosada, President Alberto Fernández indicated that the restrictions, which will last for two weeks until October 25, will be defined in the next few hours. Of them, he specified, all Argentine provinces will be affected except Corrientes, Misiones, La Pampa, Entre Ríos, Formosa and Catamarca, where the circulation of the virus is low or null.
Accompanied by the governors of Jujuy, Neuquén and Santa Fe, the head of state explained that unlike what happened in the first phase of the pandemic, now 65% of positive cases are concentrated in the provinces, while Buenos Aires and your province have reduced the effects of Covid-19. After surpassing Spain and Peru, Argentina has risen to 6th place in the world in number of infections, after the United States, India, Brazil, Russia and Colombia.
