Brazil’s Covid CPI hears Amazonas ex-Health Secretary on hospital collapse and federal funds use
Covid CPI (investigative comittee) on Tuesday, June 15, is hearing ex-Secretary of Health of Amazonas Marcellus Campêlo.
June 15, 2021Section
Covid-19
Bolsonaro says he will veto “vaccine passport” being discussed in Brazil’s Congress
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro increasingly becomes a champion against compulsory vaccination and fights deprivation of civil rights for non-vaccinated people.
June 15, 2021
In Brazil, São Paulo and Minas Gerais residents go to Rio for Covid-19 shot
About 30,000 people from neighboring states were immunized in the Rio de Janeiro capital. In most cases, they travel to...
June 15, 2021
Delta variant of Covid-19 not yet circulating in São Paulo – city hall
Data suggest that this variant is more transmissible than the Alpha and seems to double the risk of hospitalization.
June 15, 2021
Delta variant symptoms include headache, runny nose, and sore throat, similar to common cold
Data suggests that this variant is more transmissible than the Alpha and seems to double the risk of hospitalization.
June 15, 2021
Brazil says 31 Copa America players, officials test positive for Covid-19
Brazil's Ministry of Health said on Monday that 31 players and Copa America delegation members had tested positive for COVID-19...
June 14, 2021
Brazil reports 39,846 coronavirus cases, 827 deaths in 24 hours (June 14)
Brazil has had 39,846 new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the past 24 hours, and 827 deaths from...
June 14, 2021
Health Minister says 3 million Janssen vaccine doses should reach Brazil Wednesday
Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga on Monday, June 14, said that 3 million Janssen vaccine doses should reach Brazil on Wednesday,...
June 14, 2021
Chile banned AstraZeneca’s second doses in men under 45
Health authorities in Chile reported Monday that they would ban second doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine in men under 45...
June 14, 2021