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Bolivia COVID-19 update, Outbreak at Palmasola prison

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews  The Bolivia Ministry of Health reported today 249 new infections of the COVID-19 virus in the country, the majority in the department of Santa Cruz, bringing the...

Brazil COVID-19 cases and deaths rise, Health minister Nelson Teich resigns

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Brazil Ministry of Health registered 15,305 new COVID-19 cases and 824 new deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total of 218,223 cases for coronavirus and...

Brazil COVID-19 outbreak tops 200,000 cases, nearly 14K cases seen in 24 hours

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews  The Brazil Ministry of Health reported an additional 13,944 new cases and 844 new deaths Thursday, bringing the country totals to 202,918 cases and 13,993 deaths...

Chile COVID-19: Growing demand on hospitals, ‘The next few weeks will be the most difficult’

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Chile reported on the set of measures and actions to face the growing demand for intensive care by patients with COVID-19 in the Metropolitan Region...

Mexico COVID-19 update: Cases in children, pregnant women and comorbidities

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In Mexico to date, 38,324 cases and 3,926 deaths from COVID-19 have been confirmed, according to the Ministry of Health. Of the total deaths, 937 have been reported...

Peru COVID-19: Health workers, Police heavily affected by the virus

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Peru have reported more than 68,000 COVID-19 cases to date, second to Brazil in South America. More than 1,900 deaths have been recorded. Lima...

Brazil COVID-19: ‘The next epicenter’?, Jair Bolsonaro the ‘biggest threat’

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Through Sunday, May 10, Brazil health officials have reported 162,699 total COVID-19 cases, a nearly 7,000 case increase from Saturday, and 11,123 deaths. São Paulo...

Brazil COVID-19 deaths top 10,000, Health professionals guaranteed psychiatric support

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Brazil Ministry of Health reports the death toll related to COVID-19 infection has surpassed the 10,000 mark, with 10,017 reported to date. In addition, 146,894...

Brazil COVID-19 update: Cases top 115K, Minister of Health Nelson Teich visits Manaus hospitals

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Brazil Ministry of Health is now reporting 115,953 COVID-19 cases, including 7958 deaths. The coronavirus is present in all states of the country. Currently,...

COVID-19 in South America: A ‘rich person’s disease’ spreading

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In this video report, I look at the coronavirus disease, or COVID-19 outbreak situation in South America. The last continent to report a case is now surpassed 200,000...