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Number jumped from 59 to 85, a 44% increase in cases under investigation; confirmed cases showed no change.

About 3,500 cases of Covid-19 in the country correspond to workers in the health sector.

After meeting with the country's mayors, the President of the Republic used Twitter to publicize decisions taken by his team in several areas.

In a survey, 73% approve of quarantine; younger and wealthier people predominate among those who have stopped working.

The country had 46 new records of Covid-19 this Saturday - only one of them was of local transmission. More than 81,000 people have been infected in China.

The country has 19,000 cases and only 68 deaths, according to this Saturday's data. Early detection and fewer people living with seniors are among the factors.

State health departments account for 654 infected in 23 states and the DF. Last official balance sheet from the Ministry of Health points to 621. States of Amapá and Mato Grosso register first cases. 

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After admitting that there is a lack of tests in Brazil and in the world, the government expects more tests from Fiocruz and is thinking of a strategy to reduce queues in laboratories. Measure is studied within the Ministry of Health.

The speed of spread of the new coronavirus in Brazil repeats the pattern of the countries that suffer most from the advance of covid-19, show graphs produced by BBC News...

On the 20th day after the first cases, Italy had 3 confirmed diagnoses; Brazil has 291 confirmations.

Australian scientists say they have identified for the first time how the immune system fights infection with the new coronavirus, which causes the disease covid-19. 

Substance can be used to obtain a vaccine against Covid-19.

About 80 patients improved faster and cleared the virus from the body faster.

It was confirmed on the night of this Tuesday (17.mar.2020) the 2nd death by the new coronavirus in Brazil. This is a 69-year-old man who was hospitalized in Rio de Janeiro. 

State health departments account for 372 infected in 19 states and the DF. The latest official balance sheet from the Ministry of Health points to 291. The first death was recorded in the state of São Paulo.

Declaration was made this Tuesday (17), by Mayor Rui Palmeira. A meeting between the Secretary of Education and school directors will still define details.

A meeting with representatives of teaching units in Alagoas, on the night of this Monday, 16, ended with the decision to bring forward the school recess in June.  for students...

G1 shows the changes in public and private services that affect the routine of the population in the collective effort to stop Covid-19, a disease caused by the new coronavirus.

The State will also determine quarantine for all public servants who have been abroad recently.

The Municipality of Maceió, through the Municipal Superintendence for Sustainable Development (Sudes), decided to temporarily suspend all scheduled activities and...

The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus rose from 200 to 234, according to a balance sheet released by the Ministry of Health this Monday (16). 

The agency also informed that it is investigating 11 other suspects, 6 of which have already been discarded. Cases are only officially recognized as suspected after confirmation by the Ministry of Health.

The Secretary of State for Health (Sesau) informs, this Saturday (14/03), that after the release of the latest updated balance sheet from the Ministry of Health, Alagoas has only one confirmed case of Covid-19. 

There are 1,496 suspected cases in 13 states, 72% of cases are in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

Researcher Flávio da Fonseca predicts an explosion of demand in the SUS. He is on the task force created by the Ministry of Science to help detect and diagnose the disease.

Researcher Flávio da Fonseca predicts an explosion of demand in the SUS. He is on the task force created by the Ministry of Science to help detect and diagnose the disease.

President Jair Bolsonaro announced this afternoon that he will allocate R$ 5 billion to fight the coronavirus. He stated that he will sign a Provisional Measure tomorrow authorizing the measure....

WHO Director-General said the declaration does not change what the Organization and countries must do to 'detect, protect, treat and reduce transmission' of the new coronavirus (Sars-Cov-2), which causes the disease...

Another 1,427 patients with suspected infection are awaiting laboratory test results; 2,659 suspects were discarded.

This Thursday (5), the Ministry of Health confirmed 8 cases, all in the Southeast region.

One of the unexpected consequences of the new coronavirus outbreak was cleaner air and reduced emissions of gases that contribute to climate change.

Despite a slump in stock markets, a decline in business activity and warnings of a slowdown in global economic growth, some companies have benefited from the spread of the virus.

Two people related to the first Brazilian infected, who returned from Italy, were diagnosed with the new virus.

The genetic sequencing of the new coronavirus in just 48 hours gave a group of Brazilian scientists much more than the feeling of achievement.