Brazil doctors volunteer to test coronavirus vaccines
by Florence GOISNARD / with Jorge SVARTZMAN in Rio de Janeiro SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- In Brazil, health care…
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South America
Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 90,000
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil registered record daily numbers of infections and deaths from the new coronavirus Wednesday,…
4 years ago
Tropical storm warning issued for Puerto Rico as cyclone approaches
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- A tropical storm warning was issued for Puerto Rico as still-forming Tropical Storm Isaias approached…
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Latin America, Caribbean briefly overtakes N. America in virus cases
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Coronavirus cases in Latin America and the Caribbean surged on Sunday, briefly overtaking the total…
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Bolsonaro says he tested negative for COVID-19, two weeks after diagnosis
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Saturday he has tested negative for the new coronavirus more…
4 years ago
Global virus infections pass 15 million, as Latin America cases soar
by Joshua Howat Berger, with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- The number of…
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Brazil sets daily record of new coronavirus cases as nearly 68,000 new infections reported
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil recorded a new daily record of coronavirus cases Wednesday with nearly 68,000 infections, a sign…
4 years ago
Chinese COVID-19 vaccine starts final tests in Brazil
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- A Chinese-made vaccine against the new coronavirus entered the final stage of testing Tuesday in…
4 years ago
Hundreds of virus-infected bodies recovered from Bolivian streets, homes
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AFP) -- Bolivian police said on Tuesday they recovered more than 400 bodies from streets and…
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Brazil set to test Chinese coronavirus vaccine
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil will begin advanced clinical testing of a Chinese-made vaccine against the new coronavirus Tuesday,…
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