Moderna Reports 100 Percent Success in Covid-19 Vaccine; Final Trial Required
The race for a vaccine against the novel coronavirus reached a milestone on Tuesday.
July 15, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Hunger Could Affect 67 Million Latin Americans by 2030, UN Alerts
In 2019, 47.7 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean experienced hunger, which means that they were unable to...
July 15, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Records 41,800 New Cases and 1,300 Deaths in 24 Hours (July 14th)
The daily update released by the Ministry of Health recorded 41,857 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 1,300 deaths...
July 15, 2020
State with Third Highest Number of Covid-19 Cases, Rio Contagion Rate Slows
The third state with the highest number of coronavirus infections in the country, behind São Paulo and Ceará, Rio de...
July 14, 2020
Study Shows Brazilians’ Preference for Domestic Brands During Pandemic
A survey conducted by Kantar, a company specialized in data, found that with the coronavirus pandemic changing the Brazilian consumer...
July 14, 2020
São Paulo Reports Fewer Covid-19 Deaths for Third Week Running
On Monday, July 13th, Brazil recorded 20,286 new cases of coronavirus and 733 deaths in 24 hours, according to the...
July 14, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Records 72,800 Deaths and 1.88 Million Cases (July 13th)
With 733 new deaths from Covid-19 recorded over the past 24 hours, Brazil has reached a total of 72,833 deaths...
July 14, 2020
Puebla Group Proposes Tax Reform and Basic Income in Light of Latin American Crisis
The Puebla Group proposes tax reform and basic income across Latin America. How regional fiscal policy responds to the post-pandemic...
July 13, 2020
Infectologist Expects Mandatory Mask Wearing in Brazil Until End of Year
Sergio Cimerman, infectologist and scientific coordinator of the Brazilian Society of Infectology, believes that the wearing of masks should be...
July 13, 2020