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Niteroi, Brazil, Nov 25 (EFE).- At a time of reduced physical contact due to the pandemic, a hospital outside the Brazilian metropolis of Rio de Janeiro with no Covid-19 patients has launched a "hug hour" initiative to safely allow patients and family members to show their mutual affection. (CAMERA: Janaína Quinet )
President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro greets hundreds of supporters during a visit to Minas Gerais during which he appears maskless despite a court ruling that requires him to wear a face mask in public during the coronavirus pandemic. He appealed the decision on Friday.
The economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic has hit especially hard in Brazil's favelas, but the country's 10 biggest now have a plan to fight back: they are launching their own bank. Dubbed the "G10 Bank," the new financial institution is set to open in February, offering micro-loans to small business owners struggling to survive the pandemic and debit cards to those excluded from the traditional banking system.
Brazilian artists, football clubs, and politicians used their platforms to appeal for help for the city of Manaus, which is experiencing a dire lack of oxygen.
Manaus, Jan 14 (EFE).- Manaus, the largest city in the Brazilian Amazon, was placed Thursday under a curfew of eleven hours a day, between 7 pm and 6 am, after the city's health system collapsed due to the Covid-19, forcing authorities to transfer patients to hospitals in other cities. (Camera: RAPHAEL ALVES).B-ROLL OF A HOSPITAL AND THE ALMOST EMPTY STREETS DURING NIGHT CURFEW IN MANAUS, BRAZIL.
Les Aires Marines Protégées oeuvrent pour la nature dans le temps. Il est donc nécessaire de les multiplier pour sauver notre planète.