China News Service, May 9th, according to Reuters, the deadline for Argentina's national mandatory isolation measures was originally scheduled to expire on the 10th of this month. Argentina ’s President Fernandez said on the 8th that the isolation period in the capital Buenos Aires will be extended to May 24, but restrictions in other parts of the country will be relaxed.
On April 16, local time, due to the blockade measures implemented during the new crown epidemic, a group of sea lions appeared on the streets of Mar del Plata, Argentina. The picture shows the sea lions in the port of Mar del Plata at sunrise.
The report said that Fernandez said in a televised speech on the 8th that the isolation measures originally scheduled to end on the 10th will continue to be implemented in the capital and its suburbs.
Fernandez said he was “very proud” of the Argentines ’strict adherence to the relevant measures and said that these measures helped the government achieve its goal of flattening the case and death curve.
According to reports, Argentina has implemented isolation measures since March 20. During this period, the Argentine government extended the country ’s segregation measures for several times.
As of 8th local time, the number of confirmed cases in Argentina has increased to 5,611, including 293 deaths.