Brazil reports 13,155 new coronavirus cases, 317 deaths

Doctor Pedro Archer is pictured outside a hospital during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Niteroi, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2020. Picture taken September 22, 2020. (Reuters)
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Updated 29 September 2020
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Brazil reports 13,155 new coronavirus cases, 317 deaths

  • Brazil has registered more than 4.7 million cases of the virus since the pandemic began

BRASILIA: Brazil recorded 13,155 additional confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, and 317 deaths from the disease, the Health Ministry said on Monday.
Brazil has registered more than 4.7 million cases of the virus since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 142,058, according to ministry data.


EU leaders agree on €90bn loan to Ukraine

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EU leaders agree on €90bn loan to Ukraine

BRUSSELS: European Union leaders agreed on Friday to provide a massive interest-free loan to Ukraine to meet its military and economic needs for the next two years, EU Council President Antonio Costa said.
“We have a deal. Decision to provide €90 billion  of support to Ukraine for 2026-27 approved. We committed, we delivered,” Costa said in a post on social media, without providing details about how the money would be raised.
The EU leaders worked deep into Thursday night to reassure Belgium that they would provide guarantees to protect it from Russian retaliation if it backed the loan for Ukraine.