Taxi drivers, bus drivers and farmers have staged protests across Colombia in recent days, while on January 18 Argentine television workers held a 24-hour walkout over pay.
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The president of Argentina, who was vaccinated against COVID-19 earlier this year, has announced that he tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Alberto Fernandez tweeted late on Friday that he had a light fever, but said he was in good spirits.
The president, who turned 62 on Friday, received a jab of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine in January.
“Although I would have liked to end my birthday without this news, I am also in good spirits,” said Fernandez, who is in isolation as a precaution.
“We must be very vigilant. I ask everyone to take care of themselves by following the current recommendations. It is evident the pandemic did not pass and we must continue to take care of ourselves,” Fernandez also said on Twitter.
The list includes a number of prominent figures such as former President Eduardo Duhalde, his wife, Hilda Gonzalez, children and private secretary Likewise Carlos Zannini, currently the Treasury Attorney, and one of the most trusted men of ex president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Journalist Horacio Verbitsky, confirmed he had received the Russian vaccine
The Argentine government has published a list of 70 influential figures, mostly politicians and close friends and family members, who have received preferential vaccine Covid-19 treatment, at the Posadas Hospital in Buenos Aires.
The decision to transparently publish a list came after a meeting between the Cabinet Chief, Santiago Cafiero, and the new Minister of Health, Carla Vizzotti.