In the heart of the winter holidays, Argentines of all ages to urge this Sunday at the Salon of agriculture for farm machinery, but also horses, cows and sheep. Great absent from this 123rd Edition: Guinea pigs, influenza A requires. But the epidemic is more a matter of major concern for the Argentines. At the end of the day, more than 105,000 people, barely less than last year, will have surveyed the alleys of the Rural. Panic movement that had entered the country in the aftermath of the parliamentary elections of June 28, when the Minister of Health stated that it would y have 100,000 people infected by the virus, did not last. For fifteen days, life returned to almost normal course. Buenos Aires, cinemas and the theatres of the famous avenue Corrientes, closed for ten days until mid-July, were crowded Saturday night. In two provinces of the country, after vacations lengthened, courses resumed Monday, with however a record absenteeism in the order of 50 to 70 according to the classes. It was also the end of the judicial vacations, they also decreed in advance, for the courts.
In all public places, there are distributors of alcohol gel that people have become accustomed to using. Some greet more than far. Finish the "besos" and "abrazos" (the kisses and Kiss). Argentines have also abandoned another custom: mate, this traditional infusion is drunk with a metal straw and that passes from mouth to mouth. The authorities encourage people to not to neglect the precautionary measures. The polar cold wave that hit the Argentina past few days, fears a new peak of contamination. In the public service, pregnant women and frail people, vacation forced since early July, were allowed to stay home a few days. The last official record referred to 185 dead, making Argentina the second country in the number of victims, behind the United States and before the Mexico.

Declines in attendance
If the population seems less concerned, the time is in contrast to accounts. Some economic sectors have been hit. Shopping malls, cinemas and restaurants recorded declines in attendance during the first fortnight of July. The largest losses are reported in the tourism sector and in some provinces, hotel unions were asked to pay their taxes with delays. Many Brazilians, who come to ski every year in Argentina, chose to cancel their trips. A fall of 50 according to the Inprotur ("Instituto nacional de la promoción turística of Argentina"). Bariloche, in the Andes, only 30 of the hotels were occupied at the start of the season. There is much that the factories of alcohol gel, SOAP and household products from benefit.
Meeting in Summit last Friday, the members of Mercosur (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay), as well as the associated countries (Chile, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Ecuador) asked the initiative of the argentine President, Cristina Kirchner, to not respect the patents to produce antiviral drugs against influenza A (H1N1). The South American country would also like to develop a vaccine. But only the Brazil appears for now in a position to do so.