New Zika Cases in Brazil Overshadowed by Covid-19

Click to expand Image Raquel, 25, holds her daughter Heloisa in Areia, Paraíba state, Brazil. Raquel gave birth to twin daughters with Zika syndrome in April 2016. “I want to give my best to my daughters,” she said in an interview with Human Rights Watch.  © 2017 Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters As Covid-19 dominates headlines, the Zika virus silently continues to put women and children at grave risk in Brazil, and the country has not taken nearly enough steps to combat the mosquito-borne disease or help the families impacted by it. Brazil’s Ministry of Health identified 579 new suspected cases…

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