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Brazil to start vaccinating on Jan 20, as UK bars travellers over new COVID-19 virus variant
Employees inspect vials containing CoronaVac, Sinovac Biotech s vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Butantan biomedical production center in Sao Paulo, Brazil January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
15 Jan 2021 02:54AM (Updated:
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RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil aims to begin nationwide COVID-19 vaccinations on Jan 20, the head of the national mayor s association said on Thursday (Jan 14), as Britain banned arrivals from the country over fears of a new homegrown coronavirus variant.
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MANAUS/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Hospitals in Brazil’s northern state of Amazonas ran short of oxygen and made an urgent call for help from the United States on Thursday, as Britain slapped a ban on new arrivals from Brazil over fears of a new homegrown coronavirus variant.
Researchers said the new variant could be contributing to the sharp rise in cases in Amazonas state, although they were conducting more studies to ascertain if it is more contagious than earlier versions of the coronavirus.
Amazonas, where nearly 6,000 people have died from COVID-19, is now suffering a devastating second wave that is pushing emergency services to a breaking point.
Brazil aims to begin nationwide COVID-19 vaccinations on Jan. 20, the head of the national mayor's association said on Thursday, as Britain banned arrivals from the country over fears of a new homegrown coronavirus variant.
Brazil aims to begin nationwide COVID-19 vaccinations on Jan. 20, the head of the national mayor's association said on Thursday, as Britain banned arrivals from the country over fears of a new homegrown coronavirus variant.