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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A possible new strain of the coronavirus was identified in Belo Horizonte and its metropolitan region by researchers from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and the private group Hermes Pardini, of analysis and diagnostics.
The team sequenced 85 genomes of SARS-CoV-2 from clinical samples collected in the metropolitan region of the capital of Minas Gerais, and identified two new genomes with a collection of 18 mutations not yet described, characterizing a possible new variant. The information was released on Wednesday, April . . .
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Brasilia, Apr 1 (Prensa Latina) The death of elderlies by Covid-19 presently affects income of nearly half of households in Brazil, mainly the poorest, as disclosed by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ).
Published by the Latin America´s largest scientific research center, Behavior Research (ConVid) was conducted in cooperation with the Federal University of Minas Gerais (southeast) and the State University of Campinas (Sao Paulo).
The study proved that Brazilian households´ income dropped 47.1% from April to May 2020, and a 23.6% stiff earning step-down.
Among those people who are currently working with no formal contract, the households´ decreased income reached 79.8% and the absence of capital in 55.3%.