In Brazil's Amazon a COVID-19 resurgence dashes herd immunity hopes Anthony Boadle, Reuters 9-27-20 The largest city in Brazil’s Amazon has closed bars and river beaches to contain a fresh surge of coronavirus cases, a trend that may dash theories that Manaus was one of the world’s first...
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Médecins Sans Frontières: Chasing COVID-19 in the Brazilian Amazon Médecins Sans Frontières 8-3-20 In Manaus, the waters of the Negro and Solimões rivers meet, forming the colossal Amazon river. As the epidemic peaked and then stabilised in the state’s capital, the disease had already been silently spreading upriver...
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Morre o grande educador Higino Tenório, líder do povo Tuyuka, vítima do novo coronavírus Elaíze Farias 6-20-20 Educador, é o que bastaria para falar de Higino Pimentel Tenório, liderança indígena do povo Tuyuka, da região do Alto Rio Negro, no Amazonas. Professor, mestre, conhecedor de vários saberes da...
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Brazil's Indigenous tribes: COVID-19 spreading in Amazon region Al Jazeera 5-24-20 As coronavirus cases rise to above 340,000 in Brazil, it is also threatening vulnerable Indigenous communities in the Amazonas region. The state has one of the highest infection rates in the country and also suffers from poor...
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De inwoners van de Amazone kennen en vrezen deze dodelijke exoot: het virus Joost de Vries 4-23-20 Opnieuw worden de inheemse bewoners van de Amazone bedreigd door een vijand die ze maar al te goed kennen: een virus van buiten. Om besmetting te voorkomen hebben etnische groepen de...
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Brazil police arrest dozens in illegal Amazon rainforest logging ring Bruno Kelly 6-2-20 Police stormed a dozen sawmills in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest in a dawn raid on Tuesday, arresting about 30 people accused of involvement in an illegal logging ring. A criminal group behind those arrested spans a web...
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