The risk of a dam failure in southwest Minas Gerais and tennis player Novak Djokovic’s right to remain in Australia are among the highlights of the 5 facts in the morning of January 10, 2022.
national vaccine
The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) starts this Monday (10) the production of the first 100% national vaccine against Covid-19. The institute’s forecast is that the first batch of the immunizing agent, with 20 million doses, is delivered to the Ministry of Health by the first week of February, helping the country’s self-sufficiency in the short term.
Insulation reduction
The Ministry of Health may decide today whether to reduce the isolation period to five days for patients with coronaviruses who do not show symptoms of the disease. A meeting between the portfolio and representatives of the state and municipal health secretariats is scheduled for this Monday in Brasília.
Capitol Accident
The Civil Police of Minas Gerais identified five of the ten victims of the collapse of a rock on three boats in the lake of Furnas, in Capitólio. The accident occurred on Saturday and, according to the Fire Department, also left 32 people injured. A joint task force between the civil and military police, firefighters, Civil Defense and the Navy works on the investigation.
dam risk
Residents of at least seven cities in Minas Gerais were instructed to leave their homes because of the high risk of a dam failure at Usina do Carioca, in Pará de Minas, in the southwest of the state. According to the city’s mayor, other dams in the region are also flooded, which could cause a possible “domino effect”.
Djokovic to Australia
The world’s number one tennis player, Serbian Novak Djokovic, won the right to remain in Australia after his visa was canceled by the local government for failing to present proof of vaccination against Covid-19. Despite the decision, the athlete’s participation in the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, has not yet been confirmed – meanwhile, Djokovic remains isolated in a hotel in Melbourne, the country’s capital.
Reference: CNN Brasil
