Tag: Brazil

France Suspends All Flights to and From Brazil Due to COVID Variant

PARIS—France will suspend all flights to and from Brazil in a bid to prevent the spread of a variant of COVID-19 that was first detected in the South-American country, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said. “We take note that the situation is getting worse and we have decided to suspend all flights between France and…


COVID-19 Death Risk on the Rise for Young, Middle Aged Adults in Brazil: Study

The risk of death in young and middle aged adults in Brazil after contracting COVID-19 is on the rise, researchers have found.


3 Brazilian Military Chiefs Quit Following Bolsonaro’s Replacement of Defense Minister

The leaders of all three branches of Brazil’s armed forces jointly resigned Tuesday following President Jair Bolsonaro’s replacement of the defense minister. The Defense Ministry reported the resignations—apparently unprecedented since at least the end of military rule 36 years ago—in a statement released without giving reasons. Replacements were not named. The announcement came after the…


Brazil’s Bolsonaro Shuffles Cabinet

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro made six Cabinet changes on Monday in the biggest ministerial reshuffle since he took office. Three ministers left the government, including Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo, a China hawk whose departure followed mounting criticism from lawmakers of his failure to guarantee additional COVID-19 vaccine supplies from Beijing and Washington. There had been…


Chinese Authorities Say Third Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Needed After Reinfection Case Reported

Chinese health authorities have recently said that an additional third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine may be needed to boost its effectiveness. The announcement was released soon after a doctor in China’s Xi’an city was reportedly infected with the CCP virus after receiving two doses of a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine. A virologist who spoke with The…


Beijing Says Third Dose of China-Made Vaccines Needed After Vaccinated Doctor Gets Infected

Chinese health authorities have recently said that an additional third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine may be needed to boost its effectiveness. The announcement was released soon after a doctor in China’s Xi’an city was reportedly infected with the CCP virus after receiving two doses of a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine. A virologist who spoke with The…


China Eases Visa Rules to Entice Visitors to Take Homegrown Vaccines

Foreigners seeking to enter China can now get a Chinese COVID-19 vaccine shot to lessen their load of visa paperwork, the Chinese foreign ministry said on March 15. The new visa rule, which took effect on March 15, marks Beijing’s latest attempt to win international appeal for its homegrown vaccines. Foreign travelers who visit China…


Four More Cases of Brazilian CCP Virus Variant Found in England

Four more cases of the Brazilian variant of the CCP virus, known as P.1, have been found in England, Public Health England (PHE) announced on Thursday. The latest cases brought the UK total of P.1 variant cases to 10, including seven in England and three in Scotland. All of 10 cases either have direct links…


Bolsonaro Allies Poised to Win Leadership of Brazil’s Congress

BRASILIA—Allies of Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro are set to win leadership roles in Congress on Feb. 1, bolstering his standing but not necessarily his economic team’s reform agenda, analysts and politicians said. Rodrigo Pacheco of the center-right Democrats party, whom Bolsonaro has endorsed, is expected to easily win election as president of the Senate,…


Doctors and Residents in Beijing Reject Chinese-made COVID-19 Vaccines

The Chinese regime has been implementing mass vaccination since the start of this year and has mandated millions to be injected with homegrown COVID-19 vaccines. Beijing’s municipal government is pushing for the second round of inoculations. However, some doctors and residents told The Epoch Times that they don’t trust the Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines as they…