(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Brazil exceeds 9.92 million confirmed by the Minister of Environment
China News Agency, Sao Paulo, February 17 (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) According to data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health at 18:30 on the 16th local time, there were 55,271 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Brazil that day, and a total of 9921981 confirmed cases; new deaths There were 1167 cases and 240,940 deaths; a total of 8,883191 cases were cured.
On January 17, 2021, local time, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Brazil's first batch of new crown vaccine recipients received the Chinese vaccine on the same day. Monica Karazhan, a 54-year-old nurse from the State of Sao Paulo, became the first Brazilian to receive the Koxing vaccine.
Brazil’s Ministry of Environment reported on the 16th that Minister Ricardo Salles was diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia on the same day and had mild fever, but he was in good physical condition. He has been isolated and treated at home in Brasilia.
So far, 15 of the 23 cabinet ministers of the Brazilian Federal Government have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
In addition to the minister, Brazilian President Bolsonaro and Vice President Moran have also been diagnosed with infection.
El Salvador, the capital of Bahia, and Cuiaba, the capital of Mato Grosso, announced on the 16th that the two cities suspended vaccination on the same day due to insufficient new crown vaccines.
El Salvador also announced a curfew from February 19, banning citizens from taking to the streets from 10 pm to 5 am.
In addition, Rio de Janeiro, the capital of Rio de Janeiro State, and Curitiba, the capital of Paraná State, will also suspend vaccination on February 17 and 19.
Previously, Brazil had imported several batches of Kexing vaccine products and raw materials from China.
As of now, Brazil ranks third in the world in the number of cumulative confirmed cases, after the United States and India, while the cumulative number of deaths ranks second in the world, behind the United States.
São Paulo State, the most severely affected state, has a total of 1,927,410 confirmed cases and 56,702 deaths.
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