translated from Spanish: President of Argentina mulls severing the country for 10 days as a measure against COVID-19

The president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, stressed this Sunday that his government has taken the measures to count the coronavirus adopted in Spain or Italy when the contagion was much less widespread.” What happens in Italy and Spain is not what happens in Argentina. The reaction we have had is very different from the reaction that Italy or Spain had. Things that we said in the decree that we took out days ago they took it out with a breakthrough of the pandemic infinitely greater than ours and with many local cases”, said Fernández in statements to the radio 10.In addition, Fernández explained that is analyzing a mandatory quarantine across the country and is studying the possible suspension of classes.” Anything we can do to restrict public meetings, go to the theater, go to the movies, welcome be. We are looking at the possibility of making a cut at some point, that people can stay at home and thus prevent the virus from circulating. Take a number of days, during this time everyone stays at home. We’re looking for the moment,” he said. Think that as long as the virus is still imported, if we can eliminate it before the cold, it would be better. I know it’s difficult and we probably won’t make it, but if we can get everyone to stay in their homes for a whole week, the streets will be empty… but to do this they have to take into account that all this has economic consequences,” he said. On the possible suspension of classes, Fernandez has indicated that this Sunday he will meet with health experts, ministers and Governor Axel Kicillof to make a decision. “We are in contact with the country’s leading expert infectologists. At the last meeting we spent more than an hour treating schools. All the scientists told us it wasn’t convenient to suspend classes. We’re doing a daily monitoring,” he said. This Saturday the Argentine authorities have confirmed eleven new cases, with 45 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus across the country, including two who died and four who received medical discharge.

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