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Newshour: 22/05/2021 20:06 GMT: Covid: Argentina begins a new lockdown

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22/05/2021 20:06 GMT

22/05/2021 20:06 GMT: Covid: Argentina begins a new lockdown

Covid: Argentina begins a new lockdown

BBC World Service - Newshour, Covid: Argentina begins a new lockdown

Argentina is seeing a record number of coronavirus infections

Argentina is seeing a record number of coronavirus infections.

A strict lockdown has started in Argentina which is experiencing a surge in Covid-19 infections. We'll hear from an intensive care doctor who says hospital beds are nearly 100% occupied. 

Also: Egyptian negotiators are in talks with the Israelis and Hamas to try and ensure the ceasefire sticks; and the Eurovision Song Contest is back after a two-year pause. 

(Photo: gravediggers carry a coffin wearing protective equipment during an exercise for coronavirus disease burials in Buenos Aires, Argentina May 17, 2021. Credit: REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian)

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