The US has sent two million doses of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to Brazil to use against the novel coronavirus, the two governments said on Sunday. In a joint statement, the two countries said the medication will be used as a prophylactic for healthcare workers in Brazil as well as a treatment for Brazilians who … Read more
Chinese pterodactyl wings its way to the UK: Fossil of a toothless pterosaur commonly found in China and Brazil is discovered on the Isle of Wight The specimen was found by a dog walker in Sandown Bay on the island’s coast University of Portsmouth palaeontologists identified it as a toothless jawbone The fossil — ‘Wightia … Read more
Moment paralyzed deaf-mute teenager attempts to rob a jewelry shop in Brazil with a fake gun held with his FEET A 19-year-old paralyzed man tried robbing a jewelry store in Canela, Brazil, on Monday by pointing a toy gun at a shopkeeper The worker said the teen had been in the shop for 10 minutes … Read more
Hundreds of mass graves have been dug in Brazil as the country recorded 21,116 deaths from coronavirus yesterday. Brazil has had more than 330,000 coronavirus infections, making it the third worst affected country in the world and the worst affected in South America. It briefly overtook Russia as the world’s number two hotspot for Covid-19 … Read more
A dead man’s body lay on the streets of Rio for 30 hours amid Brazil‘s soaring coronavirus death toll that has reached more than 20,000. The family of Valnir da Silva, 62, say he was a victim of the coronavirus pandemic that is tearing its way through Rio’s marginalised communities, stretching public services beyond their limits. … Read more
The coronavirus has infected more than five million people around the world, with Latin America now seeing the fastest growth in new cases. A surge in cases in Brazil and a growing outbreak in Argentina have propelled South America ahead of North America as the continent with the most new infections. Yesterday, South America recorded … Read more
A remote indigenous Amazonian tribe has said that their traditional remedies made from tree bark and honey have helped when treating symptoms of the coronavirus. The virus has spread rapidly in Amazonas, where more than 20,000 people have been infected with the virus, and 1,400 people have died. The spread has increased fears for the … Read more
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro was filmed performing press ups with his supporters at an anti-lockdown protest on Sunday as Sao Paulo’s hospitals are said to be ‘near collapse’ in the battle against covid-19. Mayor of Sao Paulo Bruno Covas, who is leading the response in Brazil‘s most-populous city, today warned that the city’s health service is on … Read more
A coalition of 62 nations will support Australia’s call for an independent probe into the origins of coronavirus. The new resolution demands an independent investigation into the international response to the pandemic and the actions of the World Health Organisation. It is backed by the entire 27-member European Union along with New Zealand, Indonesia, Japan, the … Read more
Young at heart: People in happy marriages are more likely to go out and exercise or take long walks helping them stay fit and healthy over the age of 65 The Hawaii team looked at public health data from Albania, Columbia and Brazil They studied information on health, fitness and relationships for 1,1193 adults Those … Read more