After a complete of 5,082 exams, Brazil’s well being ministry raised the variety of COVID-19 instances associated to the Copa America to 53, another than the day prior to this.
It additionally adjusted the figures for contaminated gamers or employees from 33 to 27.
The ministry additionally stated on Wednesday that 26 workers employed for the match had examined optimistic.
Some employees are primarily based in Brasilia, the place Brazil began the match on Sunday with a 3-0 win over Venezuela. The others had been in Rio de Janeiro, which hosted a 1-1 draw between Argentina and Chile on Monday. And some are situated in Goiânia, the place Paraguay beat Bolivia 3–1.
Venezuela’s squad has come to an finish after almost a dozen instances of COVID-19 linked to gamers or employees. Three gamers are lacking in Bolivia.
Employees in Peru, Colombia and Bolivia additionally examined optimistic.
The ministry stated 1% of the exams associated to the Copa America had come again optimistic. It additionally stated that it could detect variations in samples of the contaminated inside two weeks.
Brazil stepped down because the emergency host of the 10-team continental championship of late, whereas the nation’s variety of recorded coronavirus deaths on this planet exceeded 490,000.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
