SAO PAULO (REUTERS) – Brazil has confirmed cases of the UK variant of the novel coronavirus in two states and in the federal district of Brasília, according to a statement
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Brazil vaccinations start nationwide as country faces vaccine ingredient shortfall
SAO PAULO (REUTERS) – Brazil kicked off a nationwide Covid-19 immunisation programme on Monday (Jan 18) by distributing doses of a vaccine from China’s Sinovac Biotech following an emergency use
Oxygen arrives in Brazilian state overwhelmed by Covid-19
MANAUS, BRAZIL (REUTERS) – Brazil’s Air Force delivered emergency supplies of oxygen on Friday (Jan 15) to the jungle state of Amazonas, where hospitals overwhelmed by resurging coronavirus cases were
Brazil passes 200,000 Covid-19 deaths as cases hit daily record
BRASILIA (REUTERS) – Brazil’s Covid-19 death toll passed 200,000 on Thursday (Jan 7), the health ministry said, as daily new cases accelerated to a record of 87,843 after year-end holidays
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro bizarrely suggests COVID-19 vaccines could turn people into crocodiles or bearded ladies
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro criticized the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Thursday. He suggested that the vaccine could result in strange side-effects, such as women growing beards and people turning into crocodiles,
Brazil will purchase 46m doses of China's Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine, state governor says
BRASILIA (REUTERS) – Brazil’s federal government will purchase 46 million doses of the CoronaVac vaccine being developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech, a state governor said on Wednesday (Dec 16), as
Brazil studies 58 cases of Covid-19 re-infection
BRASILIA (REUTERS) – Brazil’s Health Ministry is studying 58 suspected cases of Covid-19 re-infection after confirming the first case of a person getting re-infected with the illness caused by the
Brazil prosecutors sue Maersk, seek to freeze $200 million
Maersk containers are seen at the Port of Santos, Brazil September 23, 2019. Picture taken September 23, 2019. REUTERS/Amanda PerobelliRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors in Brazil filed a
Boeing 737 Max to return to skies Wednesday in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) – Nearly 21 months after it was grounded following two deadly crashes, the Boeing 737 Max will return to the skies Wednesday (Dec 9) with a
Brazil opens route for emergency approval of Covid-19 vaccines
BRASILIA (REUTERS) – Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa said on Wednesday (Dec 2) it was open to approving Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use and outlined the requirements for companies looking to