As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world, Brazil has the second-highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the world behind the United States.
In today’s COVID-19 Frontline, CGTN invites experts from Peking Union Medical College Hospital and Guang’anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, specializing in critical care medicine and pulmonary treatment, to exchange their experience with Brazilian counterparts. #coronavirus #COVID19Frontline
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Brazil is the largest country in both South America and Latin America.
Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas, as well as the most populous Roman Catholic-majority country.
Its Amazon basin includes a vast tropical forest, home to diverse wildlife, a variety of ecological systems, and extensive natural resources spanning numerous protected habitats. Brazil is classified as an upper-middle income economy by the World Bank and a newly industrialized country.
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The main symptoms of coronavirus are:
a persistent new cough (non productive, dry)
a high temperature (e.g. head feels warm to the touch)
shortness of breath (if this is abnormal for the individual, or increased)
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