Brazil Coronavirus
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Brazil ignored Pfizer’s offers of COVID-19 vaccine for months last year, company saysPfizer's chief executive for Latin America told lawmakers investigating the government's COVID-19 response that an offer letter sent in September went unanswered.HealthMay 13, 2021
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Brazil detects 1st case of South Africa COVID-19 variant as deaths skyrocketThe detection of additional variants adds to concerns that a brutal COVID-19 wave battering Brazil may keep breaking grim records for weeks to come.WorldApr 7, 2021
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Coronavirus resurgence in Brazil Amazon’s largest city dashes hope for herd immunityManaus Mayor Arthur Virgilio blamed right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, who has minimized the gravity of the pandemic, for encouraging a return to normal life and work instead of waiting for a vaccine to be developed.HealthSep 27, 2020
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Coronavirus forces Rio de Janeiro to delay Carnival for first time in 108 yearsThe city says the pandemic has made it impossible to safely hold the traditional parades in February that are a cultural mainstay and, for many, a source of livelihood.WorldSep 25, 2020
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro under fire for not pushing mandatory coronavirus vaccineBolsonaro has said, ``No one can force anyone to get a vaccine," adding his opposition to administering vaccines that are yet to be proven on Brazilian soil.WorldSep 4, 2020
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Brazil’s leader Bolsonaro says no one will be forced to take coronavirus vaccineThe comments come after the government earmarked millions of dollars for the purchase and future production of vaccinations.WorldSep 1, 2020
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Brazil records 566 new coronavirus deaths over past 24 hoursThe nation has now registered 120,828 deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus and 3,862,311 confirmed cases.HealthAug 30, 2020
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‘I regret all the deaths,’ Brazil’s Bolsonaro says as over 100,000 die from coronavirusThe nation of 210 million people has been reporting an average of more than 1,000 daily deaths from the pandemic since late May and reported 905 for the latest 24-hour period.HealthAug 8, 2020
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Global coronavirus cases are on the rise. But not everywhere.So far, 16.3 million people have been infected with the virus across the globe while 650,918 people have died, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.WorldJul 27, 2020
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Coronavirus surges in the U.S. while WHO reports nearly 250k new cases worldwideThe world's latest COVID-19 hot spots pushed the confirmed global virus case tally toward 14 million.WorldJul 17, 2020
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