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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 »

Brazil records nearly 50,000 coronavirus deaths as crisis deepens

Gabriel Stargardter, Reuters
Posted at Jun 21 07:31 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO - Nearly 50,000 people have died from the coronavirus in Brazil, the world No. 2 hotspot, with 1,022 fatalities in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. Read more »

Brazil passes 1 million COVID-19 cases with no end in sight

Pedro Fonseca and Gabriel Stargardter, Reuters
Posted at Jun 20 09:03 AM

Right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, sometimes called the "Tropical Trump," has been widely criticized for his handling of the health crisis. Read more »

Brazil reports record 34,918 new coronavirus cases in one day

Pedro Fonseca, Reuters
Posted at Jun 17 07:18 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil reported a record 34,918 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the same day that one of the senior officials leading the country's widely criticized response to the crisis said the outbreak was under control. Read more »

Brazil registers 867,624 confirmed cases of new coronavirus, more than 43,000 deaths

Reuters
Posted at Jun 15 07:40 AM

SAO PAULO - Brazil has registered 867,624 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, with 17,110 new cases since yesterday, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.   Read more »

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll nears 40,000

Reuters
Posted at Jun 11 07:06 AM

BRASILIA - Brazil registered 772,416 confirmed cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, with 32,913 new infections in the last 24 hours, as the world's second worst outbreak after the United States continued to surge. Read more »

Brazil accused of manipulating coronavirus toll

Paula Ramon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 09 04:52 AM

Critics are accusing President Jair Bolsonaro of manipulating the figures showing the spiralling coronavirus death toll in Brazil, after his government first stopped reporting the total number of fatalities and infections, and then released contradictory data. Read more »

Brazil takes down COVID-19 data, hiding soaring death toll

Ana Mano, Reuters
Posted at Jun 07 10:49 AM

SAO PAULO - Brazil removed from public view months of data on its COVID-19 epidemic on Saturday, as President Jair Bolsonaro defended delays and changes to official record-keeping of the world's second-largest coronavirus outbreak. Read more »