Coronavirus 'could wipe out Brazil's indigenous people'

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Coronavirus 'could wipe out Brazil's indigenous people'

Indigenous communities in the Amazon region and elsewhere in Brazil are in danger of being “wiped out” by the coronavirus, according to health experts.

Respiratory illnesses - such as those that develop from the influenza virus - are already the main cause of death for native communities.

By Sunday 5 April, Brazil had reported more than 11,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 486 deaths.

I sure hope they can survive, this is terrible.

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