Sources: The Rio Times
Brazil and Venezuela will reopen their border after a two year closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2022-02-25
Brazilian federal health regulator Anvisa suspends the use of over 12 million doses of the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine that were produced in an unauthorized plant. 2021-09-4
Brazil surpasses 500,000 deaths from COVID-19, becoming the second country to do so after the United States. 2021-06-19
Poland reports its first three cases of the Lineage P.1 variant, which was first discovered in Brazil, in the southern voivodeship of Silesia. 2021-05-6
Brazil reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant, which was originally detected in South Africa, in a person from São Paulo. 2021-04-7
Austria reports its first case of the Lineage P.2 variant first detected in Brazil in a person from Salzburg state. 2021-03-8
Maryland reports their first case of the Lineage P.1 variant first detected in Brazil in a deceased adult aged older than 65 living in Washington metropolitan area, who had international travel. 2021-02-17
The German Ministry of Interior bans entry to all travellers from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil, Portugal, and South Africa from tomorrow until February 17 in order to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants. In addition, travellers from Lesotho and Eswatini will also be banned beginning January 31. 2021-01-29
The United Kingdom surpasses 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, becoming the fifth country to do so after the United States, Brazil, India, and Mexico. 2021-01-26
Minnesota reports the first U.S. case of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 found in Brazil. The patient is a Twin Cities resident who traveled to Brazil. 2021-01-25