Brazil's Coronavirus death toll rises by 42 to 201: Health Ministry
Apr 01, 2020, at 12:32 pm
Rio de Janeiro/Sputnik/UNI: Brazil's death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has risen over the past 24 hours by 42 to 201, the Health Ministry said in a statement.
Brazil reports 3,417 confirmed cases of COVID-19
Mar 28, 2020, at 06:01 pm
Brasilia/Xinhua/UNI: The Brazilian Health Ministry reported on Saturday that the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country has climbed from 2,915 to 3,417.
Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil exceeds 2,000, death toll at 46 - Ministry
Mar 25, 2020, at 12:53 pm
Buenos Aires/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Brazil has exceeded 2,200 people, 46 people have died, the country's Health Ministry said on Twitter.
Brazil reports 1,891 cumulative cases of COVID-19, 34 deaths
Mar 24, 2020, at 12:49 pm
Rio de Janeiro/Xinhua/UNI: Brazil has registered 1,891 COVID-19 cases, with 34 deaths, its Health Ministry said Monday.
Death toll in Brazil from COVID-19 rises to 11
Mar 21, 2020, at 10:45 am
Sao Paulo, Brazil/Xinhua/UNI: Four people aged over 70 died on Friday from COVID-19 in Brazil, raising the country's death toll from the disease to 11.
About 1,500 Inmates escape From Brazilian prisons amid COVID-19 outbreak - Reports
Mar 17, 2020, at 04:51 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Approximately 1,500 inmates have escaped from at least four semi-open penitentiaries in the Brazilian region of Sao Paulo following riots against the measures taken by the government to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), several local media outlets reported.
Brazil to discourage using fire for land clearance as Amazon wildfires persist
Aug 27, 2019, at 10:24 am
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 27 (Xinhua/UNI) In view of the ongoing devastating wildfires in Amazon rainforest, Brazilian Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias said Monday the government will try to discourage the practice of using fire to clear land for crops and cattle.
Amazon fire: Six Brazil states ask for military help
Aug 25, 2019, at 11:57 am
Brasilia, Aug 25 (UNI) Six states in Brazil’s Amazon region have requested military help to combat record fires that are tearing through the rainforest, provoking an international outcry because of its central role in combating global warming.
Aug 05, 2017, at 02:01 am
Washington, Aug 4 (IBNS) :NASA and a team of Brazilian space researchers have announced a joint CubeSat mission to study phenomena in Earth's upper atmosphere -- a region of charged particles called the ionosphere -- capable of disrupting communications and navigation systems on the ground and potentially impacting satellites and human explorers in space.
Brazil lifts Zika emergency as cases drop by 95 percent
May 12, 2017, at 04:22 pm
Rio de Janeiro, May 12 (IBNS/JEN): The Brazilian health ministry has declared the prevailing Zika emergency over as cases have come down significantly, media reports said.
Canadian made device counteracts Zika virus
Sep 02, 2016, at 03:14 am
Toronto, Sept 1 (IBNS): In an attempt to counteract the birth and growth of the Zika Virus, a Canadian company based in Waterloo have come up with an innovative device that not only stops the spread of Zika Virus but terminates it from the roots completely.
In Brazil, UN health chief calls for better coordination in fight against Zika
Feb 25, 2016, at 02:08 pm
New York, Feb 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Continuing efforts to bolster the international response to Zika, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan arrived on Wednesday in the northeast of Brazil to visit the area most affected by neurological disorders suspected of being linked to the virus, including microcephaly in babies.