US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has spoken to the foreign ministers of Australia, Brazil, India, Israel and South Korea on the novel coronavirus situation.
President Donald Trump on Sunday further limited travel from the world’s coronavirus hotspots by denying entry to foreigners coming from Brazil, which is second to the U.S. in the number of confirmed cases.
With a total of 330,098 COVID-19 cases, Brazil has surpassed Russia as the country with the second-highest number of infections after the US. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) emergencies director Dr Mike Ryan warned Friday about the surge in cases in Brazil and the wider region.
Residents of Santo Antonio do Ica hid from the sun under umbrellas as they waited anxiously for the twin turboprop plane to land in their town in the farthest reaches of the Brazilian Amazon.
A Brazilian man with a slipped disk visited a doctor at a hospital in São Paulo, only to find out that he has one extra kidney inside his body
Brazilian football has been suspended since mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic and it is not clear when it will resume.
Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro has vouched for football to return despite high cases of coronavirus in the country.
More than 66,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus has been reported in the country and more than 4500 have died. However, scientists say that the number of infections in Brazil could in fact be over 1 million.
Cases of the new coronavirus are overwhelming hospitals, morgues and cemeteries across Brazil as Latin America’s largest nation veers closer to becoming one of the world’s pandemic hot spots.
Everton is tied to Gremio until 2023 and is understood to have a 120 million-euro buyout clause in his contract.
The 35-year-old is contracted to Flamengo until December but is expected to begin negotiating a new deal in the coming weeks.
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, whose dismissive stance toward the COVID-19 pandemic has angered many health experts, fired his popular health minister following a series of disagreements over the proper response to contain the virus’ spread in South America’s most populous country.
Ernando Piveta, who had been a member of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, was admitted to the hospital on April 6 and treated in the facility's "COVID ward" after testing positive for the virus, the Defence Ministry said, Xinhua news agency reported.
Since guiding Brazil to victory at the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, Scolari has held coaching roles in five different countries.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has applauded India's supply of important drugs like hydroxychloroquine to Brazil. Bolsonaro also brought out the Sanjeevni Booti parallel and said, "Just as Lord Hanuman brought the holy medicine from the Himalayas to save the life of Lord Rama's brother, Laksmana, and jesus healed those who were sick and restored the sight to Bartimeu, India and Brazil will overcome this global crisis by joining forces and sharing blessings for the sake of all people."
Former Pakistan bowler Wasim Akram called Pakistan the 'Brazil of cricket', stating that the country boasts of raw talent.
All major football competitions in Brazil are currently suspended because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Neymar has backed a campaign to help underprivileged families in Brazil cope with the coronavirus outbreak.
Earlier, the United States Track and Field had also called for the Olympics to be postponed. Nic Coward, the new chairman of UK Athletics, has also urged for the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics.
The CBF's decision comes three days after the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) suspended this week's scheduled matches in the Copa Libertadores.
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