Brazil real-time news

Why Brazil is emerging as next coronavirus hot spot as countries start to ease lockdowns (source — www.stuff.co.nz) 28/04/2020 00:03:27

While President Bolsonaro insists Covid-19 is just a "little flu", hospitals are at breaking point with people left to die at home.

Brazil sees spike in coronavirus cases, with some hospitals overloaded (source — www.foxnews.com) 28/04/2020 00:01:11

Coronavirus cases in Brazil have skyrocketed in recent weeks, pushing many hospitals to the brink and prompting health experts to warn that the country is on its way to becoming the next global hotspo...

Gabriel Jesus donates three tonnes of food to Brazilian favelas and sings with popstar to help raise coronavirus funds (source — www.thesun.co.uk) 27/04/2020 13:02:17

GABRIEL JESUS has donated a whopping three tonnes of food to favelas in Brazil. The Manchester City star has gone all out to make sure people in his home country do not starve during the coronavirus p...

Covid-19's continued spread into South America (source — www.theguardian.com) 27/04/2020 05:00:30

From his temporary home in Rio de Janerio, the Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, can hear the nightly protests against Brazilian president Jair Bolsorano’s handling of the coronavi...

Manchester City allow Fernandinho to return to Brazil during coronavirus lockdown (source — www.standard.co.uk) 26/04/2020 23:30:40

Fernandinho has been given permission to return to Brazil while the Premier League is on hold.

Neymar shows off piano playing skills on lockdown at £7m pad – and reveals why Barca transfer target stuck to football (source — www.thesun.co.uk) 26/04/2020 15:11:08

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN superstar Neymar has proven he shouldn’t quit the day job after showing off his piano playing skills. The Brazilian ace has had plenty of time to practise on his stunning whi...

Ronaldo pens emotional letter as he urges coronavirus solidarity (source — www.mirror.co.uk) 25/04/2020 21:24:46

Spain has been hit hard by the coronavirus but Brazilian legend Ronaldo, who owns Real Valladolid has praised the club's fans

Brazil becomes a coronavirus hotspot: New cases overwhelm hospitals, morgues and cemeteries (source — ) 25/04/2020 13:23:44

Pictured: A mass grave in Brazil full of suspected Covid-19 victims, where the country's President Jair Bolsonaro is still insisting that Covid-19 is a relatively minor disease.

Rio's favelas count the cost as deadly spread of Covid-19 hits city's poor (source — www.theguardian.com) 25/04/2020 13:00:42

The coronavirus was probably brought to Brazil by rich returning holidaymakers but it is threatening to explode in marginal communitiesIn many ways, Washington Castro was a typical resident of Rocinha...

Coronavirus live news: Greece prepares to end lockdown as Brazil’s health system nears collapse (source — www.theguardian.com) 25/04/2020 12:32:22

Bill Gates vows to fund vaccine production; Australia and New Zealand mark Anzac Day from drivewaysLeader of group peddling bleach as ‘cure’ wrote to Trump this weekGlobal report: Sweden queries lockd...

Helpful information

How to prevent coronavirus disease and stop the spread of germs
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