New measures in Argentina: what are the restrictions to face the second wave?

Positive cases of coronavirus continue to increase in Argentina -which according to President Alberto Fernández himself is approaching the second wave-, so Santiago Cafiero, Chief of the Nation's Cabinet, and Carla Vizzotti, Minister of Health, announced new measures that will be taken to try that the virus does not continue "transmitting in a sustained way".

Thus, Cafiero reported that as of Monday March 29 and until Wednesday 31 inclusive, the national public administration is exempted from fulfilling its work tasks in person - it will be done via teleworking.

In addition, the official invited "all jurisdictions and the private sector to replicate this initiative." It should be noted that Thursday, April 1 and Friday, 2 is Easter , so public sector workers have non-working days.

Easter restrictions: measures, curfew, what can and cannot be done

Regarding face-to-face classes, Cafiero stressed that "educational activities are a priority" and that it is necessary to "continue with the possible presence in classrooms", but explained: " The epidemiological risk is growing in our country. We obviously have a community circulation that it is with sustained advance ".

For his part, Vizzotti referred to the mutations of the virus that are already circulating on Argentine soil. "In relation to the mutations and variants of SARS-CoV-2, it is very important to inform that they are not a variant that circulates persistently in our country, but 45 cases have been detected, 28 of the variant from the United Kingdom and 17 of Manaus " , informed the minister.

Positive cases of coronavirus continue to increase in Argentina -which according to President Alberto Fernández himself is approaching the second wave-, so Santiago Cafiero, Chief of the Nation's Cabinet, and Carla Vizzotti, Minister of Health, announced new measures that will be taken to try that the virus does not continue "transmitting in a sustained way".

Thus, Cafiero reported that as of Monday March 29 and until Wednesday 31 inclusive, the national public administration is exempted from fulfilling its work tasks in person - it will be done via teleworking.

In addition, the official invited "all jurisdictions and the private sector to replicate this initiative." It should be noted that Thursday, April 1 and Friday, 2 is Easter , so public sector workers have non-working days.

Easter restrictions: measures, curfew, what can and cannot be done

Regarding face-to-face classes, Cafiero stressed that "educational activities are a priority" and that it is necessary to "continue with the possible presence in classrooms", but explained: " The epidemiological risk is growing in our country. We obviously have a community circulation that it is with sustained advance ".

For his part, Vizzotti referred to the mutations of the virus that are already circulating on Argentine soil. "In relation to the mutations and variants of SARS-CoV-2, it is very important to inform that they are not a variant that circulates persistently in our country, but 45 cases have been detected, 28 of the variant from the United Kingdom and 17 of Manaus " , informed the minister.