As coronavirus cases are alarmingly increasing in Brazil, the authorities have urged women to delay pregnancy for at least a few months. The request has come as Brazil is experiencing one of the worst waves of coronavirus, with the country marking one of the highest death tolls in the world.

'Please delay pregnancies', Brazil urges local women amid coronavirus surge

Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, Brazil's neighbouring countries have begun restricting travel to the prominent Latin American country as it battles the virus.

Amid surge in COVID-19, Brazil's neighbours limit travel to virus-hit country

Taiwan's government said on Sunday that it had confirmed three cases of the COVID-19 variant first discovered in Brazil, and that all arrivals from that country would undergo centralised quarantine from this week.

Taiwan confirms three cases of Brazil coronavirus variant

The Indian government has said it will test travellers from Brazil, South Africa and the UK after detecting new virus strains. Watch: "All the travellers arriving from/transiting through flights originating in United Kingdom, Europe or the Middle East shall be mandatorily subjected to self-paid confirmatory molecular tests on arrival," the Indian government said in a statement.

India to test Brazil, South Africa, UK travellers under new travel guidelines

A top UK scientist has confirmed that one of the novel coronavirus variants found in Brazil is already in Britain. Prof Wendy Barclay, who is heading up the G2P-UK National Virology Consortium, a newly launched project to study the effects of emerging Covid-19 mutations, said one of the two Brazilian variants had been found in the UK.

Brazil variant already in UK, confirms top scientist

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'Please delay pregnancies', Brazil urges local women amid coronavirus surge

Amid surge in COVID-19, Brazil's neighbours limit travel to virus-hit country

Taiwan confirms three cases of Brazil coronavirus variant

India to test Brazil, South Africa, UK travellers under new travel guidelines

Brazil variant already in UK, confirms top scientist