Health● Elevated30m ago · Nov 11, 2026, 4:00 PM
Covid advances in Brazil with predominance of XFG strain, more transmissible; know symptoms
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Folha de S.Paulo · Brazil · South America
Brazil notified 118,851 Covid cases in 2026, until October 31, according to the Ministry of Health's Flu Syndromes Surveillance report. Of these, 3,479 evolved to severity, and 437 people died due to the disease during the period. The data are provisional. Read more (11/11/2026 - 13h00)
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