गृहपृष्ठ ∕ International ∕ Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll close to 179,000 International Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll close to 179,000 KathmanduPati December 10, 2020 SAO PAULO – Brazil on Wednesday reported 836 deaths from COVID-19 in the past day, bringing the national count to 178,995, said the Ministry of Health. The ministry said that 53,453 new cases were detected, raising the nationwide tally to 6,728,452. Brazil has recorded the world’s second-highest COVID-19 death toll, after the United States, and the third-largest caseload, after the United States and India. Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said the government was “closing a memorandum of understanding” with U.S. pharmaceutical firm Pfizer to acquire its vaccine. Meanwhile, Joao Doria, the governor of the state of Sao Paulo, announced at an official ceremony that Brazil’s Butantan Institute will present the results of its trials of Chinese vaccine CoronaVac on 13,000 Brazilians to Brazil’s Health Regulatory Agency on Dec. 15. Enditem-Xinhua Write your comments RELATED NEWS A 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocks the southern Philippines, causing some… Do Not Rush into Iran Deal- Trump Instructs Negotiators Fuel prices in India increased for the fourth time in… At Least 24 Killed in Suicide Bombing Targeting Train in… At Least 16 Dead as Severe Heatwave Grips India’s Telangana… RSP President Rabi Lamichhane Heading to India on June 1 Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane4 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested5 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished6 Court Orders Release of UML Rekha Sharma7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Hungry people out on streets, but the government nowhere to be seen Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world Prime Minister’s Dashain greeting card using old map without Limpiyadhura sparks outrage in social media Indian Army Chief General Naravane to visit Nepal in November Mohammed Zahidur Rahman: Countries need to have strong policies to sustain development
