First COVID-19 case among indigenous people confirmed in Brazilian Amazon

Mongabay
Apr 2, 2020, 4:02 pm254 pts
Brazil’s Health Ministry confirmed on April 1 the first case of COVID-19 among indigenous people in the Amazon, raising concerns about the spread of the pandemic and its effects on native people. A 20-year-old Kokama indigenous woman in northern Amazonas state tested positive for the virus, according to…

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