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Rio de Janeiro's famed Ipanema beache is deserted, as the city closes its beaches in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus. Rio's mayor has warned of a "very critical" situation, with 95 percent of intensive care units occupied at public hospitals. IMAGES
It's time for the Olympics! NBA basketball player Tony Parker arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, alongside both the Mens and Womens French Olympic basketball teams. The San Antonio Spurs star will lead the French Mens team in the 2016 Rio Olympics, and French supporters have high hopes for the decorated NBA player to lead their team to victory in the Olympic tournament.
If you happen to be flying over Italy's Verona region, you might see a giant work of art in honor of the Rio Olympics from the sky. "Land artist" Dario Gambarin paid tribute to the upcoming Olympics in Rio on Tuesday, by carving a huge earth mural in a field that stretches for nearly 600 feet. The artwork depicts Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue holding five Olympic rings just in time for the Rio Olympics opening ceremony on August 6.
The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul on Sunday announced that it had suspended the use of a larvicide used to control mosquitos that carry the Zika virus, after a group of Argentinian physicians posited a link between the chemical and the rise in cases of microcephaly in Brazil, Spanish news agency EFE reported.
An expert from Imperial College London tells us what we need to know on the Zika virus.
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