Brazil´s City of Pará Collapses due to Lack of Oxygen; Six Have Died Over Past 24 Hours
At least six people have died in the last 24 hours from asphyxiation in the municipality of Faro, Pará, according...
January 19, 2021Topic
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In Brazil’s Amazon, Indigenous People Fear Surge in COVID-19 Deaths
With hospitals overflowing and oxygen supplies running low, indigenous leader Joilson Karapana fears a second wave of COVID-19 deaths in...
January 19, 2021
Brazilian Firm Plans to Export Russian COVID Vaccine to South America
Brazilian pharmaceutical company União Quimica plans to press ahead with production of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine with a view to...
January 19, 2021
Brazil Official Says Coronavirus Outbreak in Manaus Not Tied to New Variant
Brazil’s health minister Eduardo Pazuello said on Monday, January 18th, that a spiking COVID-19 outbreak in the Amazonian city of...
January 19, 2021
Brazil to Begin Vaccination Campaign on Monday Afternoon, January 18th
All Brazil’s available vaccine doses will be distributed to the country’s states on Monday, January 18th, health minister Eduardo Pazuello...
January 18, 2021
How Proposed Brazilian Nasal Spray Vaccine Against Covid-19 Could Work
A vaccine with no needle, no pain and no crying - this is the proposal of Brazilian scientists developing a...
January 18, 2021
Brazil Clears Emergency Use of Sinovac, AstraZeneca Vaccines, Shots Begin
Brazilian health regulator Anvisa on Sunda, January 17th, approved emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines from China’s Sinovac Biotech and Britain’s...
January 17, 2021
Italy Suspends Flights from Brazil in Response to New Coronavirus Strain
Italy is suspending flights from Brazil, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Saturday, January 16th, in response to a new...
January 16, 2021
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, 2021