With total 301 confirmed cases in Argentina, President orders national quarantine; first case of community spread also identified.

Argentina has confirmed first case of community spread of coronavirus, prompting authorities to seek tougher measures to tackle the virus moving further across the country.

The country has seen 301 cases and four dead from COVID-19 so far, and President Alberto Fernandez has ordered a national quarantine from last Friday until March 31.

The Argentine government has announced it had reached out to Britain's ambassador in Buenos Aires to offer material support to the inhabitants of the Falkland Islands hit by the coronavirus outbreak.