Brazil nears 420,000 Covid fatalities despite drop in deaths (May 7)
Brazil is close to 420,000 deaths from covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic even though the daily average number...
May 8, 2021Section
Covid-19
Brazil’s fantastic egg factory assisting Butantan Institute’s vaccine production
Paraná-based Globobiotech has been providing eggs for the production of the influenza and now Covid-19 vaccines by the Butantan Institute...
May 7, 2021
São Paulo quarantine transition: state extends business operations by one hour
São Paulo State, under transitional quarantine, extends trade opening hours from 6 AM to 9 PM beginning on Saturday, May...
May 7, 2021
“Do not pester” those who use chloroquine and ivermectin against Covid-19, says Jair Bolsonaro
President Bolsonaro reacts to the pandemic CPI by saying "Do not pester those who use chloroquine and ivermectin against Covid-19"
May 7, 2021
WHO approves emergency use of Chinese Sinopharm vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) today approved the emergency use of the Chinese vaccine Sinopharm against covid-19, the sixth vaccine...
May 7, 2021
Rio authorizes beach permanence and ends curfew
The city of Rio de Janeiro has authorized people and businesses to remain on the city's beaches on all days,...
May 7, 2021
Rio de Janeiro identifies new virus strain circulating in the state
The Rio de Janeiro State Department of Health (SES) has identified a new variant of the Covid-19 virus circulating in...
May 7, 2021
After Bolsonaro’s statement, China says it opposes virus politicization
Chinese Foreign Ministry reacted to President Bolsonaro's insinuation that China might have created the novel coronavirus in a laboratory
May 7, 2021
Chile announced construction of Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing plant
Chile expects to resume local vaccine production with the construction of the Biological and Vaccine Production Center in Carén Park
May 7, 2021