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Brazil COVID Inquiry Staffers Urge Postponing Copa America

Brazil COVID Inquiry Staffers Urge Postponing Copa America
Jun 7, 2021 · 6m

Staff members of a Brazilian Senate inquiry into the country’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic have called for the upcoming Copa America football tournament to be postponed, citing low vaccination...

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Staff members of a Brazilian Senate inquiry into the country’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic have called for the upcoming Copa America football tournament to be postponed, citing low vaccination rates and the risks of spreading the virus.The Senate commission staffers say only 10.77 per cent of the population had received first doses of coronavirus vaccines as of Friday across Brazil.The staffers say Brazil does not offer sanitary security for holding an international tournament of this magnitude. In addition to transmitting a false sense of security and normality, opposite to the reality that Brazilians are living, it would encourage agglomerations of people and set a bad example.
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