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Virus plunges Brazil into recession with record 9.7% drop

Jorge Svartzman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 02 02:22 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's economy, the biggest in Latin America, contracted by a record 9.7 percent in the second quarter of 2020, plunging into recession as coronavirus lockdowns hit home, the official statistics agency said Tuesday. Read more »

Brazil surpasses 120,000 Covid deaths

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 30 07:33 AM

Just over six months after registering its first case of the new coronavirus, Brazil crossed the grim threshold of 120,000 people killed by COVID-19 Saturday, with no end in sight to the crisis. Read more »

Another disease plagues Brazil COVID fight: corruption

Joshua Howat Berger, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 26 11:55 AM

Amazonas state allegedly purchased overpriced ventilators from a wine store. Rio de Janeiro's governor is facing impeachment over the seven field hospitals the state contracted, five of which never opened. Brasilia's health secretary was arrested Tuesday over suspected kickbacks on coronavirus test kits. Read more »

Bolsonaro's son Flavio tests positive for virus in Brazil

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 26 07:57 AM

SAO PAULO - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's eldest son, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, said Tuesday he has tested positive for the new coronavirus but was asymptomatic. Read more »

Brazil approves final tests of J&J virus vaccine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 19 11:46 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian health regulators said Tuesday they had approved Johnson & Johnson's experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus for the final stage of clinical trials, the fourth vaccine to receive widespread testing in the hard-hit country. Read more »

COVID-19 on frozen chicken wings from Brazil? Customs on alert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 06:00 PM

MANILA - Customs officers at the Manila airport are on alert as the Department of Agriculture (DA) has imposed a ban on the entry of poultry products from Brazil.  Read more »

Brazil's Bolsonaro's popularity surges to high despite pandemic

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 15 06:02 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro received the best approval rating of his term Friday, boosted by his popularity among recipients of coronavirus stimulus payments despite the carnage the pandemic has caused in Brazil. Read more »

Brazil surpasses 100,000 coronavirus deaths: officials

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 09 07:17 AM

Brazil on Saturday surpassed 100,000 coronavirus deaths and three million cases of infection, according to the latest tally from the Ministry of Health. Read more »

Brazil adrift as virus toll approaches 100,000

Paula Ramon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 06 11:14 AM

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Five months after confirming its first case of the new coronavirus, Brazil is fast approaching the bleak milestone of 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, a tragedy experts blame on the country's lack of coherent response. Read more »

Brazil first lady tests positive for coronavirus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 31 04:06 AM

Brazil's first lady, Michelle Bolsonaro, tested positive for the new coronavirus Thursday, the government said, after her husband spent two weeks in quarantine with it.   Read more »

Brazil doctors volunteer to test coronavirus vaccines

Florence Goisnard with Jorge Svartzman in Rio de Janeiro, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 30 02:53 PM

SAO PAULO - In Brazil, health care workers are on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic in more ways than one, treating patients but also volunteering to test some of the most promising experimental vaccines. Read more »

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll surpasses 90,000

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 30 08:11 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil registered record daily numbers of infections and deaths from the new coronavirus Wednesday, sending its overall death toll surging past 90,000 people.   Read more »

Brazil medics urge ICC to probe Bolsonaro virus 'crimes'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 28 06:02 AM

Brazilian health workers urged the International Criminal Court on Monday to investigate President Jair Bolsonaro's government for crimes against humanity over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Bolsonaro's poll numbers rise in Brazil despite virus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 25 05:25 AM

Three polls released this week show gains for President Jair Bolsonaro, putting him as favorite to win re-election in 2022 despite his controversial handling of Brazil's raging coronavirus crisis. Read more »

Brazil surpasses 2 million coronavirus cases

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 17 07:22 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil topped two million coronavirus cases on Thursday, according to official data that put the number of deaths at more than 76,000. Read more »

Brazil registers 26,051 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours

Reuters
Posted at Jul 06 06:30 AM

BRASILIA - Brazil recorded 26,051 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours as well as 602 deaths, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. Read more »

Brazil set to pass 1.5 million coronavirus cases; cities reopen anyway

Reuters
Posted at Jul 04 03:36 AM

Brazil was set to pass 1.5 million confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday, as the virus continues to ravage Latin America's largest country even as cities reopen bars, restaurants and gyms sparking fears infections will keep rising. Read more »

Brazil has record week for virus cases

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 29 10:33 AM

Brazil had its worst week yet of the coronavirus pandemic in terms of new cases, registering 259,105 infections in the seven days through Sunday, according to health ministry figures.   Read more »

US facing 'critical' coronavirus surge

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 24 01:48 PM

WASHINGTON, United States - Coronavirus infections are surging across large parts of the United States, the top US infectious disease expert has warned, as the death toll in Latin America passed 100,000. Read more »

Trials with Oxford COVID-19 vaccine start in Brazil

Reuters
Posted at Jun 23 08:00 PM

SAO PAULO - Oxford University this weekend started human clinical trials for a potential coronavirus vaccine in Brazil, sponsor Lemann Foundation said in a statement late on Monday. Read more »