* The Argentine government has announced the allocation of Ar$1.7bn (US$27.2m) to a special fund for tackling the onset of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak in the country. It has also ordered the creation of an ‘emergency cabinet’ with more than 20 specialists in infectious diseases to monitor the spread of the disease. The government asserted that fighting the virus is now a “
central focus”. The funds will be used to purchase hospital equipment, increase diagnostic capabilities, and provide training for health sector workers. Nineteen Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in Argentina so far, with one death. Health Access Secretary
Carla Vizzotti, who announced the budget allocation, said that all cases so far are imported, meaning that they came from abroad. Argentina is currently in the containment phase of the virus, although Vizzotti added that the government is already planning measures for the mitigation phase.
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