BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez warned on Friday that the country "is a long way from overcoming" the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and announced he would be extending the quarantine that first came into force in March.
"We are at a time where social responsibility is important, but there is also political responsibility, the responsibility of the state. Today, in the afternoon we are going to issue a decree" on the extension of the quarantine, the president said.
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