Argentina: Buenos Aires extends lockdown until June 7 as COVID-19 cases surge

Amidst coronavirus pandemic, Argentina has decided to extend mandatory lockdown in Bues Aires till June 7. According to reports, anuncement was me on May 23, city will also have certain movement restrictions tightened after city experienced a stey increase in positive coronavirus cases.

Stricter restrictions in Bues Aires

As per reports, officials will tighten traffic controls between capital and Bues Aires province, region with second-highest number of cases in country. President Alberto Fernandez in a televised press conference said that commercial activity in some of city’s most populated neighbourhoods and access to public transportation will be rolled back in an effort to contain virus.

lockdown in Argentina was due to end on May 24, restrictions have been in place since March 20. Even prior to end of lockdown many areas of country saw restrictions eased. As per reports, Argentina has banned commercial flights till September 1, this is some of strictest travel measures opted by any country during course of pandemic.

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As per reports, country recorded 704 new coronavirus restrictions on May 23 which was one of highest single-day increases in virus cases for Argentina since pandemic began. Argentina has reported a total of 11,353 positive coronavirus cases and has a death toll of 445. Most of cases are concentrated in Bues Aires and low-income neighbourhoods have been particularly hard hit.  virus outbreak in Argentina is severely outpaced by its neighbours in terms of infections and deaths, Brazil currently has world’s second-highest number of positive case with 347,398 positive cases and a death toll of 22,013.

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