coronavirus in brazil

Authorities in southern China have said chicken wings imported from Brazil have tested positive for coronavirus. Chinese authorities said this in a statement on Thursday, which serves as the latest in a series of reports of…

Brazil’s first lady, Michelle Bolsonaro, has tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday, July 30, weeks after her husband contracted the virus. President Jair Bolsonaro however announced five days ago that he has recovered from the…

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has recovered from coronavirus few weeks after being diagnosed on July 7, attributing his recovery to an unproven malaria drug. Announcing his health status, the 65-year-old posted a photo of…

President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for the coronavirus after having an X-ray of his lungs on Monday. Referring to his COVID-19 test, he said; Everyone knew that it would reach a considerable part of the…

Brazil has on Friday became the second country in the world to pass one million coronavirus cases after recording a staggering 54,771 cases in 24 hours. The United States remains the country with the highest number of reported cases,…

Renowned Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has criticised US president Donald Trump and Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro for their manner of approach in handling the COVID-19 pandemic in their countries. Chimamanda shared a…

World Health Organization (WHO) has declared South America as the new epicentre of the global Covid-19 pandemic due to explosion of cases in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO's emergencies…

A new study have shown that the novel coronavirus was circulating in Brazil in early February, weeks earlier than initially detected, and just before millions of people were partying in the streets for carnival. Brazil is the Latin…

A 15-year-old boy from an isolated Amazonian tribe who tested positive for Covid-19 has died, raising concerns among researchers about the coronavirus' impact on indigenous people in Brazil. According to Brazil’s Ministry of…