Due to a resurgence in coronavirus cases and a sluggish vaccine rollout, Argentina has started a new nine-day lockdown.

According to President Alberto Fernández, the country is in the midst of the pandemic's worst phase.

During the past week, it has reported more than 35,000 new cases every day.

Latin America and the Caribbean passed one million coronavirus deaths on Friday, accounting for nearly a third of the global number.

Nearly 90% of the deaths were recorded in five countries: Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, and Peru.