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Brasilia/Sputnik: The number of registered coronavirus cases in Brazil has topped 8 million, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement. more
COVID-19: Support to frontline workers part of UN response in Brazil

New York: UN agencies in Brazil are supporting national response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including by providing thousands of protective items for health workers, the global organization ...

Johnson & Johnson suspends COVID-19 vaccine trials in Brazil

Brasilia/Xinhua: The Janssen-Cilag company, the pharmaceutical division of US multinational Johnson & Johnson, temporarily suspended clinical trials in Brazil of a vaccine against the ...

Total of over 3.6 million coronavirus cases now confirmed in Brazil

Brasilia/Sputnik: More than 23,000 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Brazil in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to over 3.6 mi ...

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19

Brasilia: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Tuesday that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus with mild symptoms.

Brazil reports over 1.4 million COVID-19 cases, with 59,594 deaths

Rio De Janeiro/Xinhua: The Brazilian Health Ministry on Tuesday raised the national count of COVID-19 cases to 1,402,041 with 59,594 deaths.

Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil surpasses 1 Million – Health Ministry

Moscow/Sputnik: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Brazil has increased within the past 24 hours by 54,771 to 1,032,913, the national Ministry of Health said on late Friday.

Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil exceeds 2,000, death toll at 46 - Ministry

Buenos Aires/Sputnik: 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 Minist ...

Brazil reports 1,891 cumulative cases of COVID-19, 34 deaths

Rio de Janeiro/Xinhua: 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

Sao Paulo, Brazil/Xinhua: Four people aged over 70 died on Friday from COVID-19 in Brazil, raising the country's death toll from the disease to 11.