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Coronavirus reaches Yanomami people in Amazon

The Yanomami people live in remote areas of the Amazon and are known for their vulnerability to foreign diseases

Brazil said Wednesday a first case of the new coronavirus had been detected among the Yanomami people, an Amazon indigenous group known for its remoteness and its vulnerability to foreign diseases.

"Today we confirmed a case (of the virus) among the Yanomami, which is very worrying," Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta told a news conference.

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