This article aims to investigate the informative practices regarding COVID-19 in the northern provinces of Argentine Patagonia during the period of Preventive and Compulsory Social Isolation decreed by the government. Through the analysis of two surveys carried out by the Communication and Social Issues Observatory (FadeCS-UNCo), it is interesting to know the relationship between the functioning of the official and private communication media and the changes in the information habits of the population, as they can generate improvements in the processes of collective prevention and the right to communication or processes of disinformation