China News Agency, Sao Paulo, November 10 (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) According to data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health at 17:50 on the 10th local time, there were 12,273 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Brazil that day, and a total of 21,909,298 confirmed cases; new deaths 280 cases, a total of 610,036 deaths; a total of 21,117,407 cases were cured.

　　The mayor of Sao Paulo, Ricardo Nunes, announced on the 10th that based on the current situation and assessment of the new crown epidemic, the city has decided to maintain the current epidemic prevention measures that force people to wear masks in public places. It is expected that the measures will Lasted until the beginning of December this year.

On October 3, local time, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, citizens bought coconut water drinks at a street market.

At present, as the local new crown epidemic slows down, the street market in Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city, has resumed as usual, with more customers and bustling business.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Mo Chengxiong

　　Nunes said that as long as the proportion of people over the age of 12 in Sao Paulo who are fully vaccinated against the new crown exceeds 95%, and the number of confirmed and dead cases of new crown continues to decline, the city may announce the cancellation of the mandatory use of masks on December 5 this year. New measures.

As of now, the overall new crown vaccination rate for the above population in the city is 89.8%.

　　Prior to this, the State of Rio de Janeiro and the Federal District of Brasilia announced on October 28 and November 3 the cancellation of the "compulsory mask order" in public places, allowing people not to wear masks in outdoor activities.

However, people are still forced to wear masks in indoor public places and public transportation.

　　According to the statistics released by the Brazilian state health departments, in the past 7 days, Brazil has an average of 10,958 new confirmed cases per day, a decrease of 9% from the figure two weeks ago; the average number of new deaths per day is 254, a decrease of 25 compared with the figure two weeks ago. %.

On October 6, 2021 local time, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, people hang windmills on both sides of a small road to mourn the deceased of new crown pneumonia.

　　According to Brazilian media statistics, as of 20 o'clock on the 10th, 156.4 million people across Brazil had received the first dose of the new crown vaccine, accounting for 73.32% of the total population; 122.4 million people had completed the two doses of the vaccine, or just With a single dose of the new crown vaccine, these fully vaccinated people accounted for 57.42% of the total population.

In addition, more than 11.01 million people in Brazil received the third booster shot, accounting for 5.16% of the total population.

　　As of now, Brazil ranks third in the world in the number of cumulative confirmed cases, second only to the United States and India; while the cumulative number of deaths in Brazil ranks second in the world, behind the United States.

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