Health Alerts

COVID-19 cases are accelerating, with daily confirmations sitting second only to those in the US (which are showing some decline). The national total has now risen to third globally, behind the US and Russia. São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are the infection epicentres. One media outlet forecast the potential for ‘a perfect storm’ of outbreaks of COVID-19, dengue, influenza and measles hitting the country at once. Read More