Photo: oasisamuel (Shutterstock) In addition to the Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines currently licensed for use in the US, several other vaccines are being used in other countries. One of …
Read More »As daily deaths approach 4,000, the worst may be yet to come for Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Brazil currently accounts for a quarter of daily COVID-19 deaths worldwide, far more than any other nation, and health experts warn the nation is on the brink …
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The octopus is an extraordinary creature, and not just because of its eight limbs, three hearts, blue blood, ink jets, camouflage ability, and the tragic fact that it dies after mating. A …
Read More »Younger Brazilians are dying of Covid in an alarming new change
A protester places a rose on a blanket during a protest against the government’s pandemic response in front of the Raúl Gazzola hospital in Rio de Janeiro on March 24. Photographer: Dado …
Read More »Brazil reaches record 100,000 coronavirus cases in one day, increasing pressure on Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil registered a record 100,158 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours on Thursday, the Health Ministry said, underscoring the scale of a snowball outbreak that is …
Read More »Brazilian man with head turned upside down vows to return to motivational speech after Covid isolation
A Brazilian with his head turned upside down promises to return to motivational speech and return positivity to the world after spending an isolated year due to Covid-19. Claudio Vieira de Oliveira, …
Read More »Man with his head turned upside down puts life on hold after contracting COVID
A 44-year-old Brazilian who was not expected to live more than 24 hours after being born with his head turned upside down has now had to put his life on hold after …
Read More »‘Alarm bells’: the chaos of COVID-19 in Brazil provokes fear and countermeasures from neighbors
MONTEVIDEO / BUENOS AIRES / ASUNCION (Reuters) – When the Copa América basketball kicked off last month amid a pandemic, the hosts in Cali, Colombia, took no chances. Brazilian Elisabete Tunes Arpino, …
Read More »COVID-19 rises dangerously in Brazil, warns WHO Americas branch
BRASILIA (Reuters) -The coronavirus is increasing “dangerously” in Brazil, warned on Tuesday the regional director for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO), Carissa Etienne, urging all Brazilians to adopt preventive …
Read More »Brazilian court rules car wash judge was partial in Lula’s case
RÍO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that former judge Sergio Moro was biased in the way he oversaw the corruption trial of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da …
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