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BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned on Tuesday that new coronavirus is spreading rapidly in the tri-border area of the Amazon between Brazil, Colombia and Peru and threatens to infect remote indigenous communities in the rainforest. PAHO directors urged in a virtual briefing that special measures…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus rose on Saturday past those of Spain and Italy, which was once the epicenter of the pandemic, making Brazil’s outbreak the fourth largest in the world, according to official figures. FILE PHOTO: A member of Emergency Rescue Service (SAMU) is…

Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Updated 6:48 pm EDT, Friday, May 15, 2020 Brazil's outgoing Health Minister Nelson Teich removes his mask to give a news conference at the Health Ministry in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, May 15, 2020. Teich resigned on Friday after less than a month on the job in a…

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Alessandra Said, 45, a doctor at Emergency Rescue Service (SAMU) and her colleague transport a patient, who suffers from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), from the Emergency Service to the Delphina Rinaldi Abdel Aziz hospital in Manaus, Brazil May 12, 2020. .REUTERS/Bruno KellyBRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil confirmed 15,305 new cases of…

MEXICO CITY, May 14 (Reuters) - Brazil and Mexico on Thursday reported a record one-day rise in new coronavirus cases, just as leaders of both countries intensified attempts to reopen their economies even as the spread of the virus in Latin America is seemingly gathering pace. Brazilian right-wing populist President…

Another political scandal in Brazil. This time in the middle of a pandemic. The media are addicted ... to this junk. The market is running for the door. (Photo by Andressa Anholete/Getty Images) Getty Images Brazil is deciding to put the country through yet another political scandal, right in the…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil registered a record number of new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, surpassing France’s tally to become the sixth-worst hit country, as the disease sends the economy toward its worst year since at least 1900. Relatives watch as gravediggers wearing protective suits bury the coffin…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday declared gyms and hair salons as essential services that can stay open through the new coronavirus outbreak, easing measures to control the disease despite new cases and deaths surging in the country. An agent checks the temperature of a driver at…