COVID-19 reaches indigenous Yanomami people in Amazon
BRASILIA, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil said a first case of COVID-19 had been detected among the Yanomami people, an Amazon indigenous group known for its remoteness and its vulnerability to foreign diseases.
“Today we confirmed a case (of the virus) among the Yanomami, which is very worrying,” Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta told a news conference.
“We have to be triply cautious with (indigenous) communities, especially the ones that have very little contact with the outside world.”
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