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© REUTERS / AGUSTIN MARCARIANDemonstrators take part in a protest outside the Olivos Presidential residence against new restrictions and the closure of schools imposed in the city and Buenos Aires' province amid a rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 15, 2021.
Demonstrators take part in a protest outside the Olivos Presidential residence against new restrictions and the closure of schools imposed in the city and Buenos Aires' province amid a rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 15, 2021. - Sputnik International, 1920, 16.04.2021
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BUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) – More than 100 people have gathered near the residence of Argentine President Alberto Fernandez to protest against returning schoolchildren to online education amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

On Wednesday, Fernandez announced new coronavirus-linked restrictions, including the two-week return to online education and a ban on the movement of people in the capital of Buenos Aires from 8:00 pm to 6:00 am.

The protesters, most of whom are children, are knocking at stockpots, beating drums and honking auto horns.

“Education is our right!” “Do not close schools!” “We want to school!” the posters of the protesters say.
Fernandez said that in the past month, Argentina has seen the number of infections more than double, most of them concentrated in the capital area - Buenos Aires and the suburbs. The measures will be effective until the end of April.

Argentina has confirmed more than 2.62 million coronavirus cases so far, with about 59,000 fatalities.

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