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Covid-19: Brazil registers 98 deaths and more than 3,000 cases in 24 hours

Brazil registered 98 deaths and 3,843 cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. This Monday (29), the moving averages of deaths and infections were 228 and 9,268, respectively.

Data are from the National Council of Health Secretaries (Conass). With the update, the country has a total of 614,376 deaths and 22,084,749 confirmed infections since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.

Ômicron variant

Former coordinator of the National Immunization Program (PNI), epidemiologist Carla Domingues said in an interview with CNN this Monday that closing borders is not an effective way to combat the Ômicron strain. Read more.

Travel restrictions imposed on passengers arriving from southern Africa are based on “aphrophobia” rather than science, said Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera. Read more.

The city of New York decided on Monday to recommend the use of masks indoors, even for those who have already received two doses of vaccine against Covid-19. Read more.

Viral load

Researchers at the University of Montréal have developed a statistical model that uses blood biomarkers to identify patients with Covid-19 who are at increased risk of death. Read more.

Reference: CNN Brasil

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