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Health Minister To Hold Review Meeting Tomorrow Amid Global Covid Spike
Amid a fresh spurt in COVID-19 cases in Japan, South Korea, Brazil, China and the US, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will review the pandemic situation on Wednesday, official sources told PTI.
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Brazil, Elon Musk Discuss Using SpaceX Satellites to Monitor Amazon Rainforest, Connectivity Projects
Brazil has initiated discussions with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk to have SpaceX satellites monitor wildfires and deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.
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Brazil Health Minister, At UN Meet With Bolsonaro, Tests Covid Positive
Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga tested positive for COVID-19 hours after accompanying President Jair Bolsonaro to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, the government said.
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In Italy For G20 Meet, Health Minister Meets Counterparts of UK, Brazil And Italy
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said he had an interaction with Italian counterpart Roberto Speranza on giving priority in travel to vaccinated Indian students enrolled in educational institutions in Italy and on enhancing bilateral cooperation
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Brazil To Suspend Deal To Buy 20 million Covaxin Doses Amid Probe
Brazil will suspend a $324 million Indian vaccine contract that has mired President Jair Bolsonaro in accusations of irregularities, the health minister said on Tuesday, following the guidance of the federal comptroller, the CGU
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Brazil, Grappling With Third Covid Wave, Crosses Half Million Deaths
Brazil on Saturday crossed the grim threshold of 500,000 coronavirus deaths, the country's health minister said, trailing only the United States in lives lost to COVID-19.
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Copa America Rocked By Venezuela COVID-19 Outbreak On Eve Of Opener
At least eight players from the Venezuelan national football team have tested positive for Covid-19, the Brazilian health minister said Saturday, a day before they play the opening match of the Copa America against hosts Brazil.
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Brazil Plans To Allow Vaccinated People To Not Wear Masks: Jair Bolsonaro
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that the health minister was preparing a measure to no longer require face masks for people who have been vaccinated for the coronavirus or previously infected.
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3 New Coronavirus Variants Reported In India So Far, Says Centre
Three new variants of COVID-19, from the UK variant, South Africa and Brazil, have been reported so far in India, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
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Brazil Orders 100 Million Doses Of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
Brazil has ordered 100 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine and another 38 million of Johnson & Johnson's, the health minister said Monday, seeking to accelerate the hard-hit country's lagging immunization campaign.
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Pfizer Hits Snags Registering Vaccine For Emergency Use In Brazil: Health Minister
Pfizer is encountering difficulty in registering its COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in Brazil due to the level of detail required by the regulator, Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said on Thursday.
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Will Not Buy China's Sinovac Vaccine, Says Brazilian President
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday that his government will not buy China's Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19, one day after the health minister said it would be included in the nation's immunization program.
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Over 11,500 New Coronavirus Cases In India In 24 Hours, 325 Deaths
India recorded 11,502 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the total number of cases to 3,32,424, data from the Union Health Ministry this morning shows. The death count rose to 9,520 with 325 fatalities in the last one day. Of the total cases in the country, Maharashtra tops the tally with 1,07,958 cases, followed by Tamil Nadu, D...
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Brazil Loses 2nd Health Minister In A Month Amid Chaotic Coronavirus Response
Brazil lost its second health minister in a month on Friday after President Jair Bolsonaro demanded wider use of unproven anti-malarial drugs to fight the coronavirus outbreak, adding to turmoil in one of the pandemic's worst global hotspots.
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Brazil Health Minister Sacked Amid Virus Crisis
Brazil's Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said Thursday he'd been sacked by President Jair Bolsonaro, after weeks of clashes between the two over the country's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Health Minister To Hold Review Meeting Tomorrow Amid Global Covid Spike
Amid a fresh spurt in COVID-19 cases in Japan, South Korea, Brazil, China and the US, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will review the pandemic situation on Wednesday, official sources told PTI.
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Brazil, Elon Musk Discuss Using SpaceX Satellites to Monitor Amazon Rainforest, Connectivity Projects
Brazil has initiated discussions with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk to have SpaceX satellites monitor wildfires and deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.
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Brazil Health Minister, At UN Meet With Bolsonaro, Tests Covid Positive
Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga tested positive for COVID-19 hours after accompanying President Jair Bolsonaro to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, the government said.
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In Italy For G20 Meet, Health Minister Meets Counterparts of UK, Brazil And Italy
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said he had an interaction with Italian counterpart Roberto Speranza on giving priority in travel to vaccinated Indian students enrolled in educational institutions in Italy and on enhancing bilateral cooperation
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Brazil To Suspend Deal To Buy 20 million Covaxin Doses Amid Probe
Brazil will suspend a $324 million Indian vaccine contract that has mired President Jair Bolsonaro in accusations of irregularities, the health minister said on Tuesday, following the guidance of the federal comptroller, the CGU
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Brazil, Grappling With Third Covid Wave, Crosses Half Million Deaths
Brazil on Saturday crossed the grim threshold of 500,000 coronavirus deaths, the country's health minister said, trailing only the United States in lives lost to COVID-19.
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Copa America Rocked By Venezuela COVID-19 Outbreak On Eve Of Opener
At least eight players from the Venezuelan national football team have tested positive for Covid-19, the Brazilian health minister said Saturday, a day before they play the opening match of the Copa America against hosts Brazil.
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Brazil Plans To Allow Vaccinated People To Not Wear Masks: Jair Bolsonaro
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that the health minister was preparing a measure to no longer require face masks for people who have been vaccinated for the coronavirus or previously infected.
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3 New Coronavirus Variants Reported In India So Far, Says Centre
Three new variants of COVID-19, from the UK variant, South Africa and Brazil, have been reported so far in India, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
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Brazil Orders 100 Million Doses Of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
Brazil has ordered 100 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine and another 38 million of Johnson & Johnson's, the health minister said Monday, seeking to accelerate the hard-hit country's lagging immunization campaign.
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Pfizer Hits Snags Registering Vaccine For Emergency Use In Brazil: Health Minister
Pfizer is encountering difficulty in registering its COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in Brazil due to the level of detail required by the regulator, Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said on Thursday.
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Will Not Buy China's Sinovac Vaccine, Says Brazilian President
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday that his government will not buy China's Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19, one day after the health minister said it would be included in the nation's immunization program.
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Over 11,500 New Coronavirus Cases In India In 24 Hours, 325 Deaths
India recorded 11,502 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the total number of cases to 3,32,424, data from the Union Health Ministry this morning shows. The death count rose to 9,520 with 325 fatalities in the last one day. Of the total cases in the country, Maharashtra tops the tally with 1,07,958 cases, followed by Tamil Nadu, D...
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Brazil Loses 2nd Health Minister In A Month Amid Chaotic Coronavirus Response
Brazil lost its second health minister in a month on Friday after President Jair Bolsonaro demanded wider use of unproven anti-malarial drugs to fight the coronavirus outbreak, adding to turmoil in one of the pandemic's worst global hotspots.
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Brazil Health Minister Sacked Amid Virus Crisis
Brazil's Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said Thursday he'd been sacked by President Jair Bolsonaro, after weeks of clashes between the two over the country's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
