By Eliana Raszewski
BUENOS AIRES, April 7 (Reuters) - Argentina tightened movement restrictions on Wednesday including curtailing the leisure industry and blocking nonessential workers from using public transport after the country hit a record number of COVID-19 infections as it struggles with a second wave of the virus.
President Alberto Fernandez announced a curfew between midnight and 6 a.m., the closure of bars and restaurants at 11 p.m. and the suspension of operations for casinos, bingo halls and nightclubs in areas of the country with the highest infection rates.
Sports in enclosed spaces with the participation of more than 10 people were also banned and in the Buenos Aires area, where cases have increased 53% in seven days, all but essential workers along with teachers and those with special authorisation are prohibited from using public transport.
3/17/2021
BUENOS AIRES, March 17 (Reuters) - Rain storms this week in
Argentina s Pampas farm belt have slowed the deterioration of
many drought-hit soybean and corn fields, crop weather
specialists said on Wednesday.
Dryness has blighted Pampas since mid-2020, prompting the
Buenos Aires Grains Exchange last week to cut its soy and corn
harvest estimates. Soy and corn are Argentina s main cash crops. The rains have been very good. This has been the first
storm front to make a complete sweep of the agricultural area in
almost 45 days, said German Heinzenknecht, meteorologist at the
local Applied Climatology consultancy.
The rains dumped 35 to 50 millimeters of moisture, he said,
(Adds quotes)By Eliana RaszewskiBUENOS AIRES, March 16 (Reuters) - Argentina's gross domestic product will grow at least 7% this year, Economy Minister Martin Guzman said on Tuesday, signaling a faster than previously expected recovery after three years of recession exacerbated last year by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Argentina's Federation of oilseeds workers has announced a new strike action by cotton processing workers demanding wage increases that will start on Monday morning, the latest in a string of farming sector standoffs in the country.
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