Coronavirus Brazil

• COVID-19 variant has overwhelmed Brazil’s healthcare system, expert says

  Vaccines have begun to arrive in Latin America, with 28.7 million doses allocated to the region for the next three months through the COVAX facility.

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  Mar 10, 2021
  
• Coronavirus forces Rio de Janeiro to delay Carnival for first time in 108 years

  The 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.

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  Sep 24, 2020
  
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• Brazil’s Bolsonaro under fire for not pushing mandatory coronavirus vaccine

  Bolsonaro 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.

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  Sep 4, 2020
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• Brazil’s leader Bolsonaro says no one will be forced to take coronavirus vaccine

  The comments come after the government earmarked millions of dollars for the purchase and future production of vaccinations.

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  Aug 31, 2020
• Brazil’s isolated Indigenous groups report first coronavirus deaths

  Experts fear the new coronavirus could spread rapidly among peoples with lesser resistance even to already common diseases and limited access to health care, potentially wiping out some smaller groups.

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  Jul 17, 2020
• It took 27 days for Brazil to go from 1 million coronavirus cases to 2 million

  On Thursday, confirmed cases in Brazil totaled 2,012,151, while deaths numbered 76,688.

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  Jul 16, 2020
• Bolsonaro shuns face masks at event as country records 1,000 deaths in single day

  According to Reuters, the country recorded 37,923 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours as well as 1,091 deaths, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.

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  Jul 4, 2020
• Brazil’s coronavirus deaths surpass 50,000

  The country's president has shunned social distancing, calling it a job-killing measure more dangerous than the virus itself.

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  Jun 21, 2020
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• Coronavirus cases top 1 million in Brazil as Beijing sees drop in new infections

  China's capital recorded a further drop in coronavirus cases amid tightened containment measures, while Brazil surpassed 1 million confirmed infections, second only to the United States.

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  Jun 20, 2020
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• Brazil becomes just second country to pass 1 million coronavirus cases

  Second only to the United States in both cases and deaths, Brazil has struggled with a relentless spread of the virus across the country.

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  Jun 19, 2020