In Brazil, 18 497 new cases of coronavirus were detected per day

This is reported by TASS with reference to the country's Ministry of Health.

The total number of deaths in Brazil increased to 159,884.

Since the start of the pandemic, more than 4.97 million coronavirus patients have recovered in the country.

Earlier it became known that the Argentine authorities for the first time since March 2020 will open access to foreign visitors to the country.