Sources: AP
Brazil reports a record 224,567 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 24.5 million. 2022-01-26
Virginia reports its first two cases of the Lineage P.1 variant, which was originally detected in Brazil. 2021-04-16
Prime Minister Jean Castex announces the suspension of flights from Brazil in order to prevent the spread of new variants of COVID-19 in the country. 2021-04-13
Brazil reports a record 4,249 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 345,025. 2021-04-8
Massachusetts confirms its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant that originated in Brazil. 2021-03-16
The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency announces that the country has returned documents from União Química seeking approval for Russia's Sputnik V vaccine as it didn't meet the criteria. 2021-01-16
The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency approves Sinovac's vaccine for emergency use in the country. This comes after a clinical trial showed the vaccine had a 65.3% efficacy in Indonesia compared to an efficacy of 91% in Turkey and 78% in Brazil. 2021-01-11
The United Kingdom surpasses 80,000 deaths and 3 million cases of COVID-19, becoming the fifth country to do so after the United States, Brazil, India, and Russia. 2021-01-9
Brazil surpasses 8 million cases of COVID-19, becoming the third country to do so after the United States and India. 2021-01-8