How Brazil gambled on unproven drugs to fight Covid

By CNN,

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has long been a champion of drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to cure Covid-19, despite multiple studies tha...

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro

China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine less effective than initially thought

By VOA,

Late-stage trials in Brazil show the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Sinovac to be 50.38% effective, nearly 30 percentage points below the initial results re...

coronavirus , covid-19 vaccine , Sinovac

South African coronavirus variant detected in reinfection case in Brazil

By Reuters,

Brazilian researchers have identified the concerning new coronavirus variant first discovered in South Africa in a woman who contracted COVID-19 for t...

coronavirus , south africa

WHO scientist calls for more data on coronavirus vaccines

By VOA,

The World Health Organization’s top vaccine expert says the agency needs to evaluate coronavirus vaccines and their immune responses based on more t...

coronavirus , covid-19 vaccine

Brazil signs letter of intent to purchase five COVID vaccines

By Reuters,

Brazil’s health ministry said on Sunday it will sign non-binding letters of intent to purchase coronavirus vaccines from four companies and Russia�...

Brazil , coronavirus , COVID-19 , President Jair Bolsonaro

Brazilian police catch senator hiding cash ‘between buttocks’

By Reuters,

Brazilian Senator Chico Rodrigues was caught in a police raid with money hidden between his buttcheeks on Wednesday, a judicial source briefed on the ...

Brazil

WHO warns Africa against easing of coronavirus restrictions

By VOA,

The World Health Organization on Thursday warned Africa against easing coronavirus restrictions as the number of infections on the continent has doubl...

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Global coronavirus cases exceed 15 million

By Tonny Ndungu,

Global coronavirus infections surged past 15 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pandemic gathering pace even as countries re...

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Brazil President tests positive for COVID-19 after months of dismissing seriousness of the virus

By CNN,

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for Covid-19, following months of downplaying the virus. Bolsonaro himself announced the res...

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Judge orders Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro to wear face mask in public

By CNN,

Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered by a federal judge in Brasilia to wear a face mask in public or face a fine. Federal Judge Renat...

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Coronavirus cases soar in big countries, WHO says

By Reuters,

Coronavirus cases are soaring in several major countries at the same time, with “worrying increases” in Latin America, especially Brazil, the Worl...

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Brazil reports 54,771 coronavirus cases in a day, total cases cross 1M mark

By CNN,

Brazil has now reported more than 1 million confirmed cases of coronavirus and 48,954 deaths, marking a grim milestone for the South American country....

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COVID school lockdowns leading to increase in violence against children, UN says

By VOA,

More and more children are victims of hate, bullying, and violence online because of the coronavirus pandemic, a new United Nations report said. Ac...

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Lockdowns prevented millions of COVID-19 deaths: studies

By VOA,

Lockdowns across the globe prevented millions of deaths from the novel coronavirus, a new study reports. According to a study by the Imperial Colle...

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Peru seemed to do everything right, so how did it become a Covid-19 hotspot?

By CNN,

Peru was one of the first nations in the Americas to take strict preventative coronavirus measures, like stay-at-home orders, curfews and border closi...

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Global coronavirus cases surpass 1 million

By Reuters,

Global coronavirus cases surpassed 1 million on Thursday with more than 52,000 deaths as the pandemic further exploded in the United States and the de...

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Why are these three presidents downplaying coronavirus warnings?

By CNN,

Brazilians have been tricked by the media over a "little flu," according to president Jair Bolsonaro. Families should still go out to eat despite coro...

Trump tests negative for coronavirus, White House says

By CNN,

President Donald Trump has tested negative for the coronavirus, according to a statement from the White House. Trump took the test on Friday, he sa...

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Trump had contact with two individuals who tested positive for coronavirus

By CNN,

U.S President Donald Trump has tested negative for the coronavirus, according to a statement from the White House. Trump took the test on Friday, h...

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Two more Brazilian delegates test positive for coronavirus, including one who sat with Trump

By CNN,

Two more members of a Brazilian delegation that traveled to the US, including one man who attended a dinner with President Donald Trump, have tested p...