Four stowaways have been rescued off the southeast coast of Brazil after spending 13 days at sea hidden in the hull of a ship from Nigeria. According to federal police, the men rescued claimed to be Nigerians but did not carry any documents confirming their origin. A police official told AFP the…
Brazil legend Pele has been discharged from hospital in Brazil, having undergone chemotherapy sessions on a colon tumour – but will continue receiving treatment. The 81-year-old has been receiving care at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo, after the tumour was detected during routine exams at the end of August. ‘The patient…
Covid Alert At UN General Assembly As Brazil Health Minister Tests Positive. Brazil’s Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga tested positive for Covid-19 hours after accompanying President Jair Bolsonaro to the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The Brazilian government made the announcement on Tuesday night September 21. Queiroga…
FG has declared 90 Nigerians and Foreigner travellers from India, Brazil, Turkey wanted. Truetells Nigeria reports that the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has launched a manhunt for 90 travellers, Nigerians and foreigners, whom it described as dangers to public health. In a statement by the Chairman of the PSC and Secretary…
Nigeria To Impose Travel Ban On India, Brazil & Turkey Over COVID-19 Surge Truetells Nigeria reports that the Head of Technical Secretariat of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, Dr. Mukhtar Muhammad has announced that the federal government will be issuing a travel advisory within the next two days on inbound flights from India,…
Brazil has started large-scale production of the AstraZeneca vaccine at the country’s key Fiocruz research facility in Rio de Janeiro, according to local media reports. The vaccine produced with drugs imported from China has passed the necessary tests and 3.8 million doses can be expected to be handed over to the Health Ministry in Brasilia…
The authorities of the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen have urged consumers to be on the alert when buying imported frozen food after a sample of chicken wings from Brazil tested positive for COVID-19. According to a statement on Thursday, the coronavirus was discovered after the local disease control centres took a surface sample from a…
