'Hospitals are full' as Argentina COVID-19 cases hit 3 million


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  • Monday, 03 May 2021

FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers speak on the phone at an intensive care unit of a hospital prepared for patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina coronavirus cases hit 3 million on Sunday since the pandemic began, as medical workers said hospitals were full to capacity despite toughened government measures to bring down the spread of infections.

The country's health ministry said there were 11,394 new cases over the last 24-hour period, bringing up the grim new milestone, with 156 new deaths taking fatalities to 64,252.

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