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Brazil tourist spot Fernando de Noronha bets on COVID-19 immunity in novel strategy
Aug 31, 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO: Fernando de Noronha, an archipelago 220 miles (354 km) off Brazil‘s northeastern coast famous for abundant sea life, pristine beaches and dramatic mountainsides rising above the coast, is trying a novel method for fighting the coronavirus. This image shows the landscape of Fernando de Noronha, an ...
Amazon continues to burn in 2020 despite promises to save it
Aug 19, 2020
NOVO PROGRESSO, BRAZIL: A year ago this month, the forest around the town of Novo Progresso erupted into flames — the first major blazes in the Brazilian Amazon’s dry season that ultimately saw more than 100,000 fires and spurred global outrage against the government’s inability or unwillingness to protect the rainforest. This ye...
Brazil soccer’s Serie A begins as COVID-19 deaths at 100,000
Aug 8, 2020
SAO PAULO: Brazil’s main national soccer championship begins on Saturday after a three-month delay on the same day the South American nation is expected to reach the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths from COVID-19. Three matches will open the country’s Serie A, in a big victory for President Jair Bolsonaro, who has downplayed the risks o...
Brazil to test Sinovac’s potential vaccine against COVID-19 in six states
Jul 2, 2020
SAO PAULO: A potential coronavirus vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac will be tested in Brazil by 12 research centers in six Brazilian states, the governor of Sao Paulo state, Joao Doria, said on Wednesday, adding the trials still need to be approved by local health vigilance agency Anvisa. The study – first announced on June 11...
WHO calls for Brazil to better coordinate efforts against coronavirus
Jun 30, 2020
SAO PAULO/GENEVA: Brazil still faces a “big challenge” to curb the coronavirus pandemic and should do more to integrate its efforts at different levels of government, a top World Health Organization official said on Monday. “We would encourage once more that Brazil continues to fight against the disease, that Brazil...
Latin America’s COVID-19 deaths seen hitting nearly 390,000 by October
Jun 25, 2020
MEXICO CITY: The death toll from the coronavirus in Latin America is expected to skyrocket to 388,300 by October, with Brazil and Mexico seen accounting for two-thirds of fatalities as other nations in the region contain their outbreaks, researchers said on Wednesday. The region has emerged as a new global hotspot for the fast-spreading pandemic as...
Brazilians flock to beach as WHO says country undercounting coronavirus surge
Jun 23, 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO/GENEVA: Brazil reached more than a million confirmed coronavirus cases and 50,000 deaths over the weekend as throngs of people swarmed Rio de Janeiro beaches, but the World Health Organization said on Monday that even more cases were likely going uncounted. Brazil’s health ministry said on Monday that an additional 21,432 conf...
WHO reports largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases
Jun 22, 2020
GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Sunday reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases by its count, at more than 183,000 new cases in the latest 24 hours. The UN health agency said Brazil led the way with 54,771 cases tallied and the US next at 36,617. Over 15,400 came in India. Experts said rising case counts can reflect mu...
Brazil passes 50,000 coronavirus deaths as outbreak worsens
Jun 22, 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil, the world’s No. 2 coronavirus hot spot after the United States, officially passed 50,000 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, a blow for a country already grappling with more than 1 million cases, rising political instability and a crippled economy. Brazil now has a total of 1,085,038 confirmed cases and 50,617 deaths, up fr...
Brazil records nearly 50,000 coronavirus deaths as crisis deepens
Jun 21, 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO: Nearly 50,000 people have died from the coronavirus in Brazil, the world No. 2 hotspot, with 1,022 fatalities in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. A total of 49,976 people have officially died from COVID-19 in Brazil, according to the ministry, with a total of 1,067,579 confirmed cases. Only the United States...
