2021-04-16 00:05:57 GMT2021-04-16 08:05:57(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BUENOS AIRES, April 15 (Xinhua) Argentine President Alberto Fernandez has urged the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) to exercise caution as it prepares to stage the Copa America amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The tournament is due to begin on June 13 with a clash between Argentina and Chile at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, though Fernandez appeared to cast doubt over those plans. I don t want to frustrate the Copa America spectacle but I want us to be very sensible, very careful, Fernandez told Radio 10 on Thursday. We still have time to see how things evolve and to see how we can overcome these problems.
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BUENOS AIRES Argentines around capital Buenos Aires are rebelling against tightened pandemic restrictions, brought back in this week as daily COVID-19 cases surged to record highs.
The country’s daily per capita cases https://graphics.reuters.com/world-coronavirus-tracker-and-maps/countries-and-territories/argentina have risen even above hard-hit neighbor Brazil.
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The new measures kicked in on Friday. Set to run to the end of the month, there is an effective curfew after 8pm, indoor activities are banned in public spaces, and schools are closed.
(Bloomberg) Argentina’s decision to shut down schools has become the latest point of political conflict between the federal government and the City of Buenos Aires, run by the opposition, as the country heads into a second wave of Covid-19.
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