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Update on COVID-19 as of 26Aug2020:

1. Deaths, last 24hrs: 1,271
2. New cases, last 24hrs: 47,161
3. Total deaths: 117,665
4. Total cases: 3,717,156

Thanks as always Doc.

I have started a new thread on the BR forum as to continued land and sea borders as well as information as to the insurance explanation.
The updates are long so started new.

The retreat of covid in Manaus has stunned front-line medical workers there.
The city did not impose lockdowns and quarantines.

A theory of why covid deaths and hospitalizations have plummeted in Manaus:
herd immunity does not require a 70 percent infection rate in the populace.

厂辞耻谤肠别:听
Article is titled "In the Brazilian Amazon, a sharp drop in coronavirus
聽 聽 sparks questions over collective immunity"....

Population of metro Manaus, Brazil, is 2.6 million as of 2018, per Wikipedia.

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oops! I am busted!

I had to do my part.

We have to do what we can for the good of our group!

I live in Manaus.聽 The collapse of the pandemic here -- at least for now -- is not hard to understand.聽

We were one of the first cities in Brazil to be infected; the virus arrived here directly from Europe and, since we're so isolated from the rest of Brazil, there's been little or no re-infection from the rest of the country.聽 Because of the way it arrived and different from some cities, at first covid was restricted to the richest neighborhoods, and then spread gradually to the general population.聽 It seems to have burned through the most susceptible populations, then burned itself out.

Efforts at social distancing have had limited success, although more than the article credits.聽 Businesses and restaurants were closed for over a month, and while I heard about heavy traffic in some outlying bairros, in Centro where I live and other commercial districts,聽 traffic was like Sunday afternoon,聽 all day every day.聽 Also, the amount of natural social distancing here is often overlooked.聽 The State of Amazonas is a little bigger than Alaska, and half the population lives in the capital.聽 Outside Manaus, people are very widely separated.聽 And even in the city, there's a lot of separation.聽 In land area, Manaus is over twice as big as Delaware.聽 The urbanized zone is 2/3 the size of Chicago, with about 2/3 the population spread over the whole. Daytime temperatures vary within a narrow band of between about 85 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit, all year round.聽 And as stated, the population is young.

We're still wearing masks and avoiding crowds, but I'm cautiously optimistic.

Only slightly off-topic:

A guy goes into a bar and orders a Corona and two hurricanes.聽 The barkeeper holds out his hand and says, "That'll be 20.20."

stay safe. stay connected.聽 I'm relying on you guys as I go into my countdown to moving.聽 Thanks.

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Kindly note that a few off topic and inappropriate posts have been removed from this thread.

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Priscilla
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US Non-Citizen Permanent Residents visiting Brazil during the pandemic should take note of this advice from the US Embassy in Bras铆lia, on maintaining their status:

Health Alert 鈥� U.S. Embassy Brasilia, Brazil (September 2, 2020)

Location:聽 Brazil

Event:聽 Update on Lawful Permanent Resident Status during COVID-19

Despite the travel complexities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR) may still lose their resident status if they are outside the United States for more than a year. LPR status permits foreign nationalsto legally reside in the United States and the status is often associated withhaving a 鈥済reen card.鈥� U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has not modifiedthecontinuous residence requirements for lawful permanent residents.聽 Those who remain outside of the United States for more than one year will be subject to loss of their LPR status.聽 For any questions related to LPR status, please go to the USCIS website.



Actions to Take:

聽 聽 Review dates of travel and expiration dates of official documents of LPR relatives.

聽 聽 Research continuous residence requirements in theUSCIS policy manual.

聽 聽 Contact USCIS with any questions related to LPR status.

聽 聽 Follow the U.S. Mission to Brazil on Instagram,Facebook, and Twitter

聽 聽 Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive Alerts and Messages from the U.S. Embassy

India has recorded more than 90,000 new cases of covid in the past 24 hours.

That is a lot.聽 Still, why is that worth noting on the Brazil forum?

Because with this latest day of outbreaks, India -- with 4.2 million cases -- has surpassed Brazil for the dubious distinction of second most cases of coronavirus in the world.

The only country with more covid cases than India is the one led by the world's most dangerous man.

Sources... the BBC and CNN