Swine Flu Death Toll in Argentina Climbs
President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner with Dr. Juan Manzur, right, the health minister, at a hospital in Buenos Aires.
By
ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO
Published: July 3, 2009
RIO DE JANEIRO — The death toll from
swine flu in
Argentina continued to rise as President
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said she would not rule out closing major public venues where the virus could spread more quickly.
Dr. Juan Manzur, the new health minister, said Friday that 44 people had died from swine flu and that the country had 2,800 confirmed
flu cases. The numbers reflected a sharp increase compared with a week earlier, when there were 26 deaths and 1,587 cases.