Brazil´s Mato Grosso Experiencing Worst Situation Since Start of Covid Pandemic
In the Midwest, the state of Mato Grosso is also experiencing its worst situation since the peak of the Covid-19...
January 16, 2021Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Brazilian Plane Will Fly Oxygen to Beleaguered Manaus after India Denies Vaccine Access
The Brazilian flight that would pick up the two million doses of the Oxford vaccine in India was cancelled and...
January 16, 2021
Pandemic-struck Amazonas Is Warning for Rest of Brazil, Says Fiocruz Infectologist
Fiocruz infectologist Marcus Lacerda attends to at least 40 cases of Covid-19 in Manaus, capital city of the Brazilian Amazonas...
January 16, 2021
Brazil Federal Government Demands Butantan Deliver Six Million Coronavac Doses
The issue is controversial because the São Paulo government wants to reserve part of the Chinese vaccine's imported doses to...
January 16, 2021
Argentine Golf Major Winner Cabrera Arrested in Rio de Janeiro
Argentine golfer Angel Cabrera, a two-time major winner, was arrested in Brazil on Thursday, January 14th, in connection with assault...
January 15, 2021
With ICUs Collapsing, Rio de Janeiro Experiences Covid-19 Deaths Peak After Holidays
The state of Rio, which leads the national Covid-19 mortality rate ranking, on Wednesday, January 13th reached the highest daily...
January 15, 2021
Delay in Doses From India Raises Doubts on Start of Vaccination in Brazil
One day after advising Mayors that the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 would begin next Wednesday, January 20th, the Ministry of...
January 15, 2021
Most Brazilian Cities Have Syringes Needed for COVID-19 Vaccinations: Mayors
Most of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities have enough syringes to begin vaccinating residents against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the National...
January 15, 2021
Scientists Think Vaccines Will Work on Brazil Covid Variant: UK Minister
Britain’s transport minister said scientists think that COVID-19 vaccines will work on a new variant of the coronavirus found in...
January 15, 2021