IBOV 176,641.10 ▲ 0.51% IPSA 11,024.10 ▲ 1.05% IPC MEX 66,529.27 ▲ 0.85% MERVAL 3,229,323 ▼ 0.30% COLCAP 2,298.73 ▼ 0.39% BVL PERÚ 56,428.20 — — USD/BRL5.07▲ 0.03% USD/MXN17.41▼ 0.08% USD/CLP925.95▼ 0.75% USD/COP3,248▲ 0.38% USD/PEN3.41▲ 0.55% USD/ARS1,470▼ 0.88% USD/UYU40.23▲ 0.99% USD/PYG6,039▲ 1.12% USD/BOB10.35▲ 6.04% USD/DOP58.20▲ 0.20% USD/CRC448.93▲ 1.31% USD/GTQ7.62▲ 2.07% USD/HNL26.73▲ 1.38% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.31% USD/VES722.19▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD157.59▲ 0.64% USD/TTD6.75▲ 1.19% EUR/BRL5.80▼ 1.00% BRENT 85.07 ▲ 0.40% WTI 79.64 ▲ 0.38% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.38 ▲ 0.84% GOLD 4,037 ▼ 0.60% SILVER 58.65 ▼ 0.22% SOY 1,197 ▼ 0.83% CORN 464.50 ▲ 7.09% WHEAT 660.25 ▲ 4.59% COFFEE 312.45 ▼ 7.34% SUGAR 14.89 ▲ 0.07% ORANGE JUICE 140.90 ▼ 1.16% COTTON 80.80 ▲ 1.51% COCOA 6,137 ▲ 8.43% BEEF 227.75 ▼ 2.97% CATTLE 349.63 ▼ 1.33% LITHIUM 71.58 ▼ 1.02% PETR4 40.66 — 0.00% VALE3 74.01 ▲ 1.59% ITUB4 43.63 ▲ 0.25% BBDC4 18.63 ▼ 0.75% ABEV3 15.81 ▼ 0.13% BBAS3 20.59 ▲ 1.73% B3SA3 15.33 ▲ 1.39% WEGE3 44.20 ▼ 0.43% PRIO3 57.57 ▲ 0.65% SUZB3 41.11 ▼ 0.92% RENT3 40.54 ▲ 0.85% AZZA3 18.85 ▼ 1.93% CSAN3 3.89 ▼ 0.26% RAIZ4 0.31 ▼ 6.06% PCAR3 2.45 ▼ 5.41% GMAT3 3.96 ▲ 0.51% PSSA3 54.29 ▲ 0.46% CVCB3 1.38 ▲ 10.40% POSI3 3.99 — 0.00% SLCE3 13.81 ▼ 0.43% NATU3 8.55 ▼ 0.58% BRKM5 6.83 ▼ 1.59% RANI3 8.01 ▲ 0.75% CSNA3 5.20 ▼ 0.76% CMIN3 5.10 ▼ 6.42% USIM5 8.23 ▼ 1.79% GGBR4 23.32 ▲ 2.19% ENEV3 27.17 ▲ 1.08% CPFE3 47.20 ▲ 0.77% CMIG4 11.20 ▲ 1.17% EQTL3 40.95 ▲ 1.84% LREN3 14.29 ▲ 0.99% VIVT3 35.52 ▲ 2.27% RAIL3 14.13 ▲ 0.14% KLABIN 17.32 ▼ 0.92% RAIA DROGASIL 18.60 ▲ 2.20% RDOR3 36.05 ▲ 1.38% HAPV3 11.19 ▲ 6.98% FLRY3 16.41 ▲ 1.61% SMTO3 16.12 ▼ 1.53% UGPA3 30.11 ▼ 2.65% VBBR3 33.30 ▲ 1.65% BBSE3 40.39 ▲ 0.27% BPAC11 57.95 ▲ 0.75% CURY3 33.59 ▲ 1.42% AERI3 2.07 ▼ 0.48% VIVARA 23.43 ▲ 1.38% COMPASS 25.20 ▲ 1.74% VAMOS 3.15 ▲ 4.30% SANB11 27.34 ▼ 0.11% ASAI3 8.66 ▼ 0.57% SBSP3 30.34 ▼ 0.10% WALMEX 49.32 ▼ 0.66% GMEXICO 199.61 ▲ 2.06% FEMSA 232.52 ▲ 3.18% CEMEX 22.24 ▲ 2.11% GFNORTE 186.00 ▲ 2.16% BIMBO 56.55 ▲ 1.22% TELEVISA 9.49 ▼ 1.25% AMX 22.83 ▲ 1.06% GAP 394.05 ▼ 3.46% ASUR 275.61 ▼ 1.09% OMA 235.49 ▲ 0.93% KOF 180.00 ▼ 0.92% GRUMA 280.31 ▼ 0.38% KIMBER 38.53 ▲ 0.81% SQM-B 67,900 ▲ 1.03% COPEC 6,210 ▲ 2.52% BSANTANDER 78.64 ▲ 0.56% FALABELLA 5,875 ▼ 0.51% ENELAM 85.75 ▲ 1.84% CENCOSUD 2,040 — 0.00% CMPC 1,103 ▲ 2.32% BANCO CHILE 189.50 ▲ 2.43% LATAM AIR 24.90 — 0.00% YPF 77,775 ▲ 0.78% GGAL 7,910 ▼ 2.10% PAMPA 5,230 ▲ 0.10% TXAR 665.00 ▲ 0.08% ALUAR 949.00 ▼ 1.61% TGS 9,710 ▲ 1.46% CEPU 2,327 ▲ 0.35% MIRGOR 16,750 ▼ 1.47% COME 45.75 ▲ 2.17% LOMA NEGRA 3,540 ▲ 1.22% BYMA 302.50 ▼ 1.87% TELECOM ARG 4,333 ▲ 1.94% ECOPETROL 16.16 ▲ 1.76% BANCOLOMBIA 82.10 ▲ 2.09% GRUPO AVAL 4.95 ▲ 0.81% CREDICORP 392.24 ▲ 0.78% SOUTHERN COPPER 182.38 ▲ 4.50% BUENAVENTURA 31.03 ▲ 4.06% MERCADOLIBRE 1,874 ▲ 0.35% NUBANK 13.99 ▲ 2.34% XP 16.87 ▲ 3.05% PAGSEGURO 9.28 — 0.00% STONE 11.30 ▲ 1.35% GLOBANT 30.92 ▼ 3.74% TECNOGLASS 44.19 ▲ 3.15% GAP AIRPORT 225.95 ▼ 2.93% ASUR 275.61 ▼ 1.09% OMA AIRPORT 107.64 ▲ 1.42% AMX ADR 26.18 ▲ 0.58% FEMSA ADR 133.17 ▲ 3.22% CEMEX ADR 12.80 ▲ 2.81% PETROBRAS ADR 17.92 ▲ 0.22% VALE ADR 14.59 ▲ 2.89% ITAU ADR 8.55 ▲ 0.94% SANTANDER BR 5.40 ▲ 0.84% AMBEV ADR 3.09 ▲ 0.98% CSN 1.04 ▲ 0.49% GERDAU 4.61 ▲ 2.67% LATAM ADR 53.51 ▲ 0.34% BTC 64,743 ▼ 0.33% ETH 1,880 ▼ 0.49% SOL 77.64 ▼ 0.16% XRP 1.11 ▼ 0.26% BNB 576.78 ▼ 0.86% ADA 0.16 ▼ 0.74% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 0.23% AVAX 6.66 ▼ 0.55% LINK 8.38 ▲ 0.49% DOT 0.85 ▲ 0.27% LTC 45.32 ▼ 0.25% BCH 236.43 ▼ 0.03% TRX 0.33 ▲ 0.58% XLM 0.18 ▼ 0.78% HBAR 0.07 — 0.00% NEAR 2.02 ▲ 0.69% ATOM 1.56 — 0.00% AAVE 97.76 ▼ 1.14% SELIC 14.25% — EMBRAER 82.49 ▼ 0.63% EMBRAER ADR 64.91 ▲ 0.67% JBS 11.83 ▲ 0.25% JBS BDR 59.75 ▼ 1.42% MBRF3 16.09 ▲ 2.35% MBRFY 3.15 ▲ 0.32% INTER 5.70 ▲ 0.89% EGX 52,390 ▲ 0.17% USD/ZAR16.37▼ 0.05% USD/NGN 1,381 — 0.00% NIKKEI 68,752 ▲ 1.49% CSI300 4,787 ▼ 0.20% HSI 24,681 ▲ 1.40% NIFTY 24,079 ▲ 0.11% KOSPI 7,284 ▲ 6.24% JCI 6,049 ▲ 0.16% USD/JPY162.30▲ 0.03% USD/CNY6.76▼ 0.17% DAX 24,998 ▼ 0.59% CAC 8,366 ▼ 0.01% FTSE 10,507 ▼ 0.21% MIB 52,653 ▼ 0.40% IBEX 19,228 ▼ 0.66% STOXX 641.80 ▼ 0.05% EUR/USD1.14▲ 0.05% GBP/USD1.34▲ 0.36% SPX 7,544 ▲ 0.38% DJI 52,508 ▲ 0.02% NDX 29,586 ▲ 1.10% RUT 2,965 ▲ 0.39% TSX 35,321 ▲ 0.19% VIX 16.26 ▼ 1.45% USD/CAD1.41▼ 0.03% US10Y 4.5850 ▼ 0.52% IBOV 176,641.10 ▲ 0.51% IPSA 11,024.10 ▲ 1.05% IPC MEX 66,529.27 ▲ 0.85% MERVAL 3,229,323 ▼ 0.30% COLCAP 2,298.73 ▼ 0.39% BVL PERÚ 56,428.20 — — USD/BRL 5.07 ▲ 0.03% USD/MXN 17.41 ▼ 0.08% USD/CLP 925.95 ▼ 0.75% USD/COP 3,247 ▲ 0.33% USD/PEN 3.41 ▲ 0.55% USD/ARS 1,470 ▼ 0.88% USD/UYU 40.23 ▲ 0.99% USD/PYG 6,039 ▲ 1.12% USD/BOB 10.35 ▲ 6.04% USD/DOP 58.20 ▼ 0.17% USD/CRC 448.93 ▲ 1.31% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.07% USD/HNL 26.73 ▲ 1.38% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.31% USD/VES 722.19 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.59 ▲ 0.64% USD/TTD 6.75 ▲ 1.19% EUR/BRL 5.80 ▼ 1.00% BRENT 85.07 ▲ 0.40% WTI 79.64 ▲ 0.38% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.38 ▲ 0.84% GOLD 4,037 ▼ 0.60% SILVER 58.65 ▼ 0.22% SOY 1,197 ▼ 0.83% CORN 464.50 ▲ 7.09% WHEAT 660.25 ▲ 4.59% COFFEE 312.45 ▼ 7.34% SUGAR 14.89 ▲ 0.07% ORANGE JUICE 140.90 ▼ 1.16% COTTON 80.80 ▲ 1.51% COCOA 6,137 ▲ 8.43% BEEF 227.75 ▼ 2.97% CATTLE 349.63 ▼ 1.33% LITHIUM 71.58 ▼ 1.02% PETR4 40.66 — 0.00% VALE3 74.01 ▲ 1.59% ITUB4 43.63 ▲ 0.25% BBDC4 18.63 ▼ 0.75% ABEV3 15.81 ▼ 0.13% BBAS3 20.59 ▲ 1.73% B3SA3 15.33 ▲ 1.39% WEGE3 44.20 ▼ 0.43% PRIO3 57.57 ▲ 0.65% SUZB3 41.11 ▼ 0.92% RENT3 40.54 ▲ 0.85% AZZA3 18.85 ▼ 1.93% CSAN3 3.89 ▼ 0.26% RAIZ4 0.31 ▼ 6.06% PCAR3 2.45 ▼ 5.41% GMAT3 3.96 ▲ 0.51% PSSA3 54.29 ▲ 0.46% CVCB3 1.38 ▲ 10.40% POSI3 3.99 — 0.00% SLCE3 13.81 ▼ 0.43% NATU3 8.55 ▼ 0.58% BRKM5 6.83 ▼ 1.59% RANI3 8.01 ▲ 0.75% CSNA3 5.20 ▼ 0.76% CMIN3 5.10 ▼ 6.42% USIM5 8.23 ▼ 1.79% GGBR4 23.32 ▲ 2.19% ENEV3 27.17 ▲ 1.08% CPFE3 47.20 ▲ 0.77% CMIG4 11.20 ▲ 1.17% EQTL3 40.95 ▲ 1.84% LREN3 14.29 ▲ 0.99% VIVT3 35.52 ▲ 2.27% RAIL3 14.13 ▲ 0.14% KLABIN 17.32 ▼ 0.92% RAIA DROGASIL 18.60 ▲ 2.20% RDOR3 36.05 ▲ 1.38% HAPV3 11.19 ▲ 6.98% FLRY3 16.41 ▲ 1.61% SMTO3 16.12 ▼ 1.53% UGPA3 30.11 ▼ 2.65% VBBR3 33.30 ▲ 1.65% BBSE3 40.39 ▲ 0.27% BPAC11 57.95 ▲ 0.75% CURY3 33.59 ▲ 1.42% AERI3 2.07 ▼ 0.48% VIVARA 23.43 ▲ 1.38% COMPASS 25.20 ▲ 1.74% VAMOS 3.15 ▲ 4.30% SANB11 27.34 ▼ 0.11% ASAI3 8.66 ▼ 0.57% SBSP3 30.34 ▼ 0.10% WALMEX 49.32 ▼ 0.66% GMEXICO 199.61 ▲ 2.06% FEMSA 232.52 ▲ 3.18% CEMEX 22.24 ▲ 2.11% GFNORTE 186.00 ▲ 2.16% BIMBO 56.55 ▲ 1.22% TELEVISA 9.49 ▼ 1.25% AMX 22.83 ▲ 1.06% GAP 394.05 ▼ 3.46% ASUR 275.61 ▼ 1.09% OMA 235.49 ▲ 0.93% KOF 180.00 ▼ 0.92% GRUMA 280.31 ▼ 0.38% KIMBER 38.53 ▲ 0.81% SQM-B 67,900 ▲ 1.03% COPEC 6,210 ▲ 2.52% BSANTANDER 78.64 ▲ 0.56% FALABELLA 5,875 ▼ 0.51% ENELAM 85.75 ▲ 1.84% CENCOSUD 2,040 — 0.00% CMPC 1,103 ▲ 2.32% BANCO CHILE 189.50 ▲ 2.43% LATAM AIR 24.90 — 0.00% YPF 77,775 ▲ 0.78% GGAL 7,910 ▼ 2.10% PAMPA 5,230 ▲ 0.10% TXAR 665.00 ▲ 0.08% ALUAR 949.00 ▼ 1.61% TGS 9,710 ▲ 1.46% CEPU 2,327 ▲ 0.35% MIRGOR 16,750 ▼ 1.47% COME 45.75 ▲ 2.17% LOMA NEGRA 3,540 ▲ 1.22% BYMA 302.50 ▼ 1.87% TELECOM ARG 4,333 ▲ 1.94% ECOPETROL 16.16 ▲ 1.76% BANCOLOMBIA 82.10 ▲ 2.09% GRUPO AVAL 4.95 ▲ 0.81% CREDICORP 392.24 ▲ 0.78% SOUTHERN COPPER 182.38 ▲ 4.50% BUENAVENTURA 31.03 ▲ 4.06% MERCADOLIBRE 1,874 ▲ 0.35% NUBANK 13.99 ▲ 2.34% XP 16.87 ▲ 3.05% PAGSEGURO 9.28 — 0.00% STONE 11.30 ▲ 1.35% GLOBANT 30.92 ▼ 3.74% TECNOGLASS 44.19 ▲ 3.15% GAP AIRPORT 225.95 ▼ 2.93% ASUR 275.61 ▼ 1.09% OMA AIRPORT 107.64 ▲ 1.42% AMX ADR 26.18 ▲ 0.58% FEMSA ADR 133.17 ▲ 3.22% CEMEX ADR 12.80 ▲ 2.81% PETROBRAS ADR 17.92 ▲ 0.22% VALE ADR 14.59 ▲ 2.89% ITAU ADR 8.55 ▲ 0.94% SANTANDER BR 5.40 ▲ 0.84% AMBEV ADR 3.09 ▲ 0.98% CSN 1.04 ▲ 0.49% GERDAU 4.61 ▲ 2.67% LATAM ADR 53.51 ▲ 0.34% BTC 64,743 ▼ 0.33% ETH 1,880 ▼ 0.49% SOL 77.64 ▼ 0.16% XRP 1.11 ▼ 0.26% BNB 576.78 ▼ 0.86% ADA 0.16 ▼ 0.74% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 0.23% AVAX 6.66 ▼ 0.55% LINK 8.38 ▲ 0.49% DOT 0.85 ▲ 0.27% LTC 45.32 ▼ 0.25% BCH 236.43 ▼ 0.03% TRX 0.33 ▲ 0.58% XLM 0.18 ▼ 0.78% HBAR 0.07 — 0.00% NEAR 2.02 ▲ 0.69% ATOM 1.56 — 0.00% AAVE 97.76 ▼ 1.14% SELIC 14.25% — EMBRAER 82.49 ▼ 0.63% EMBRAER ADR 64.91 ▲ 0.67% JBS 11.83 ▲ 0.25% JBS BDR 59.75 ▼ 1.42% MBRF3 16.09 ▲ 2.35% MBRFY 3.15 ▲ 0.32% INTER 5.70 ▲ 0.89% EGX 52,390 ▲ 0.17% USD/ZAR 16.36 ▲ 0.14% USD/NGN 1,381 — 0.00% NIKKEI 68,752 ▲ 1.49% CSI300 4,787 ▼ 0.20% HSI 24,681 ▲ 1.40% NIFTY 24,079 ▲ 0.11% KOSPI 7,284 ▲ 6.24% JCI 6,049 ▲ 0.16% USD/JPY 162.29 ▲ 0.06% USD/CNY 6.7588 ▼ 0.05% DAX 24,998 ▼ 0.59% CAC 8,366 ▼ 0.01% FTSE 10,507 ▼ 0.21% MIB 52,653 ▼ 0.40% IBEX 19,228 ▼ 0.66% STOXX 641.80 ▼ 0.05% EUR/USD 1.1427 ▲ 0.02% GBP/USD 1.3396 ▲ 0.07% SPX 7,544 ▲ 0.38% DJI 52,508 ▲ 0.02% NDX 29,586 ▲ 1.10% RUT 2,965 ▲ 0.39% TSX 35,321 ▲ 0.19% VIX 16.26 ▼ 1.45% USD/CAD 1.4054 ▼ 0.05% US10Y 4.5850 ▼ 0.52%
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São Paulo Mayor Covas Pledges More Beds for COVID-19 Patients

By · January 2, 2021 · 1 min read

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The mayor of São Paulo, Brazil’s largest city, began his second term in office Friday, pledging to make more hospital beds available to COVID-19 patients an “urgent priority.”

“We are going to gradually put hospitals in full steam ahead. The urgent priority is to open beds for COVID-19 in the city,” Bruno Covas said during his swearing-in ceremony.

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According to Brazil’s Ministry of Health, the city accounts for 402,835 of the 1,466,191 confirmed cases registered in the state of São Paulo, and 15,695 of the 46,775 COVID-19 deaths statewide.

São Paulo City Mayor Bruno Covas.
São Paulo City Mayor Bruno Covas. (Photo: internet reproduction)

Among the mayor’s priorities is also the return to face-to-face classes at public schools to “not compromise the future of millions of young people and children.”

“We have to guarantee the resumption of face-to-face classes in a safe way,” said Covas. “During the pandemic, we adopted measures so that no student was left behind, but we know that this was not and is not enough, either due to unequal access to digital media” or other reasons.

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