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Eugene

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Tue Apr 7, 2020, 08:06 PM Apr 2020

Brazil looks to China for coronavirus help as cases rise quickly

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS APRIL 7, 2020 / 5:04 PM / UPDATED 43 MINUTES AGO

Brazil looks to China for coronavirus help as cases rise quickly

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s health minister said the country faced a “serious problem” getting enough mechanical ventilators and had spoken to China to try and ensure it would be able to fill an order for face masks as coronavirus deaths accelerated.

Latin America’s largest country has confirmed 13,717 coronavirus cases, while deaths rose to 667, exceeding 100 in 24 hours for the first time.

Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said he had spoken with the Chinese ambassador on Tuesday to ensure fulfillment of medical equipment orders.

“We need to bring 40 million masks from China,” he said at a news conference. “We are having difficulties in the Chinese market to guarantee these purchases.”

A source with knowledge of Mandetta’s conversation with the ambassador in Brasilia told Reuters that Brazil also wants to buy ventilators from China.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazil-looks-to-china-for-coronavirus-help-as-cases-rise-quickly-idUSKBN21P3A2
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