(Natural News) A top World Health Organization (WHO) official declared Latin America to be the new epicenter of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic Wednesday. “In a sense, South America has become a new epicenter for the disease,” said Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO’s emergencies program, at a news briefing at the organization’s Geneva headquarters. The announcement […]

(Natural News) The Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to rip through Brazil. On Wednesday, health authorities reported 1,349 new deaths – the country’s highest daily mortality to date – and 28,633 new cases, even as city and state authorities move to reopen the economy. Currently, Brazil has a total caseload of 584,016, with 32,548 deaths. It has the highest […]

(Natural News) Brazil has reported a daily death toll of more than 1,000 over the past week and a record spike in cases Thursday. Despite these figures, many states are planning to ease restrictions and allow nonessential businesses to reopen. In particular, Sao Paolo – the country’s most populous state – has announced that it will allow shopping […]

(Natural News) Over 25,000 people in Brazil have now died from the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19). This makes the Latin American country’s coronavirus outbreak the sixth deadliest in the world in terms of fatalities, and the second worst in terms of confirmed cases, rising by 20,599 in a single day to its current number of 411,821, […]

(Natural News) Brazil has the most number of COVID-19 cases outside the United States. The country now has a total of 391,222 people who have been infected by the Wuhan coronavirus, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The Ministry of Health also reported 965 new deaths Sunday, bringing the country’s death toll to 22,013 – the sixth-highest worldwide – […]

(Natural News) Gravediggers in Chile’s capital of Santiago are digging 2,000 fresh graves as the country braces for a surge in Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and deaths, authorities confirmed Thursday. The announcement comes after the country’s infection rate skyrocketed this week, prompting the government to declare a mandatory lockdown of Santiago on Friday. More deaths […]

(Natural News) Chilean President Sebastian Pinera warned on Tuesday that the country would experience its “greatest health challenge in decades” following a spike in new coronavirus cases across the region. As of late Thursday, the country has a total caseload of 37,040 and 368 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. In the capital city […]

(Natural News) As COVID-19 continues its onslaught, many countries in Latin America are growing concerned with how Brazil is managing the contagion within its borders. Colombia, which shares its southeast border with Brazil, recently boosted its military presence along its borders to stymie the spread of coronavirus in the region. President Ivan Duque announced the move following […]

(Natural News) In many parts of the world, healthcare workers are lauded as heroes, thanks to their work amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But in Mexico, these “heroes” are harassed, mobbed and even assaulted over fears that they will spread coronavirus. Recent estimates from the National Council to Prevent Discrimination – the federal government agency that ensures rights to […]

(Natural News) Brazil is well on its way to becoming the next COVID-19 hotspot, experts said after the country’s number of infected individuals reached 66,896 on April 28. “We have all the conditions here for the pandemic to become much more serious,” Paulo Brandao, a virologist at the University of Sao Paulo, said, noting that […]