(Reuters) – The number of coronavirus infections worldwide reached 13 million on Monday, according to a Reuters count, which increased by one million in just five days. The pandemic has now killed more than half a million people in six and a half months, and the head of the World …
Read More »Trump Camp promises to protect Brazil’s most iconic statue from mobs on the left
President Donald Trump’s determination to preserve iconic statues and monuments is so deep and so ardent that he is apparently extending his policy abroad. In a round of new digital announcements, Trump’s re-election asks people to support the president as he faces angry mobs trying to tear down iconic monuments. …
Read More »Poverty, not only populists, is to blame for the impact of Covid-19 in Latin America | World News
CThe oronavirus reached Latin America later than Europe, but it has established itself. A quarter of confirmed cases worldwide are in the region, and researchers have warned that the death toll is likely to triple in October to almost 400,000. The two countries with the deadliest outbreaks share populist leaders, …
Read More »Brazil dilutes the mask law as its coronavirus cases exceed 1.5 million | Coronavirus pandemic news
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has rejected a law requiring the use of face masks in public places, even when the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country exceeded 1.5 million. The Latin American country has the second largest outbreak in the world after the United States. The new …
Read More »Nearly a third of COVID-19 samples show mutation, but not worse disease: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – Nearly 30% of genome sequencing data from samples of the COVID-19 virus collected by the World Health Organization (WHO) have shown signs of mutation, but there is no evidence that this has led to a more serious illness. The WHO official said Friday. “I think it is …
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