Argentina extends lockdown in Buenos Aires until June 28

Argentina extended until June 28 a mandatory lockdown in capital Buenos Aires and other areas with high cases of coronavirus, President Alberto Fernandez announced on Thursday, after the country surpassed 20,000 confirmed cases earlier in the day.

Argentina's lockdown, which was due to expire on June 7, has been in place since March 20, though officials relaxed restrictions in some areas of the country.