Despite strict exit restrictions, thousands of people in Argentina took to the streets against the government of President Alberto Fernandez. In the capital Buenos Aires yesterday, numerous demonstrators protested against the quarantine, which had lasted 150 days against the spread of the corona virus, a planned judicial reform, corruption, the release of prisoners and the tense security situation.
In numerous other cities in the South American country, too, people took to the streets in the largest protests to date since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis. In the greater Buenos Aires area, very strict exit restrictions have been in place since mid-March in order to slow the spread of the corona virus.
With the hard line, the government initially actually succeeded in keeping the number of infected and victims low in a regional comparison. However, due to the long duration of the quarantine, the discipline of the population has recently decreased. In the meantime, around 300,000 people have been proven to be infected with the coronavirus, and over 5,000 patients have died in connection with the lung disease Covid-19.
