In this photo issued by 10 Downing Street, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a coronavirus news briefing in London on Sunday, May 24. The advocacy group Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) - which tracks the number of cases and deaths among the country's 900,000 indigenous people - released their own numbers on their official Facebook page on Tuesday, reporting 143 indigenous people have so far died as a result of Covid-19 and more than 1,200 have been infected.

There were 40 deaths but 300 cured, let's be positive.” While responding to reporters' claims that there were some disparities between the number of coronavirus cases and deaths among tribal groups provided by the central government and indigenous advocacy groups, da Silva said, “We have to talk about how many people have been cured as well. The wing is designed to replicate the indigenous daily life, with hammocks and special accommodations for tribal leaders, da Silva said.Īctivists have long been demanding a field hospital in Brazil dedicated to the indigenous population, a group they claim are often more vulnerable to diseases because of pre-existing conditions or isolation from much of the outside world.Īctivists also argue that the indigenous people are often treated as second class citizens in the country. The “indigenous wing” built at a hospital in Manaus - one of the worst-hit cities by the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil - was designed by both indigenous leaders, and local and federal government agencies, Robson Santos da Silva of the Special Secretariat of Indigenous Health (SESAI) said at a news conference on Tuesday.

Andre Coelho/Getty Imagesīrazil inaugurated what it calls the nation’s first hospital wing dedicated specifically to treat indigenous people infected by coronavirus. A nurse holds the arm of a coronavirus patient at a field hospital in Manaus on May 21.

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