Covid-19 fears grow for indigenous South Americans as Yanomami teen tests positive
(The Guardian Brazil)

Fifteen-year-old boy is one of seven indigenous Brazilians to test positive for coronavirus in three Amazon statesCoronavirus - live US updatesLive global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFears over the devastating impact coronavirus could have on South America´s indigenous communities have grown after a teenager from Brazil´s Yanomami people tested positive for the illness in the Amazon.The 15-year-old is reportedly being treated in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Boa Vista, the capital of Roraima, the northern Brazilian state where much of the Yanomami reserve is located. Related: `Coronavirus could wipe us out`: indigenous South Americans blockade villages Continue reading...