Tag: Brazil

Minnesota Case Marks First Detection of Brazil Variant in US

MINNEAPOLIS—A new Brazilian variant of the coronavirus has made its first known appearance in the United States in a person who recently returned to Minnesota after traveling to Brazil, state health officials announced Monday. The Brazil P.1 variant was found in a specimen from a patient who lives in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area who became…


Brazil’s Lula Had COVID-19 While in Cuba for Oliver Stone Film

BRASILIA—Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva disclosed on Thursday that he tested positive for the coronavirus weeks ago on a trip to Cuba for a documentary directed by American filmmaker Oliver Stone. Lula, 75, did not need to be hospitalized in Havana after scans showed he had lung lesions associated with COVID-19 and…


Italy Suspends Flights From Brazil in Response to New Coronavirus Variant

MILAN—Italy is suspending flights from Brazil, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Saturday, in response to a new coronavirus variant. Anyone who has transited Brazil in the last 14 days is also prohibited from entering Italy, he said on Facebook, while people arriving in Italy from Brazil will be required to take a test for…


Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine Shows 50.4 Percent Efficacy in Brazil Trial

A leading Chinese COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been found to be 50.4 percent effective, according to the results of a late-stage trial in Brazil, a potential setback to the Chinese regime as it seeks to leverage the vaccine to boost its global image. The results from Brazil’s state-funded Butantan Institute on Jan. 12 were just…


Brazil Finds Chinese Vaccine to Be 50.4% Effective, Far Lower Than Initial Claims

A leading Chinese vaccine has been found to be 50.4 percent effective, according to the results of a late-stage trial in Brazil, serving a blow to the Chinese regime as it seeks to leverage the vaccine to bolster its global image. The results from Brazil’s state-funded Butantan Institute on Tuesday were just enough to pass…


Chinese Vaccine Found to Be 50.4 Percent Effective in Brazil Trial

A leading Chinese COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been found to be 50.4 percent effective, according to the results of a late-stage trial in Brazil, a potential setback to the Chinese regime as it seeks to leverage the vaccine to boost its global image. The results from Brazil’s state-funded Butantan Institute on Jan. 12 were just…


Japan Finds New CCP Virus Strain in Travelers From Brazil

A new variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which is distinct from the ones found in the United Kingdom and South Africa, has been detected in Japan, the country’s health officials said on Sunday. According to Takaji Wakita, the Director-General of Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), the variant was found in…