BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Argentine president Alberto Fernandez asked residents on Saturday to stay at home, as cases and deaths from COVID-19 are on the rise in the country.
"Every 24 days, the number of deaths doubles, and we have to take that into account," the president told Buenos Aires-based radio station "El Destape." He added that the quarantine, which began on March 20, has been successful in allowing the country time to prepare for a larger number of cases, but that citizens must remain cautious.