The Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have introduced that they’re suspending colourful Carnival parades to the tip of April as a result of a rise in COVID-19 circumstances as Omicron spreads by way of the nation.
Each cities had already canceled their Carnival road events, however had been nonetheless contemplating having their samba college parades on the finish of February. They’ll now maintain the occasion in late-April, the 2 cities stated in a joint assertion late on Friday.
“Sadly we don’t have the sanitary circumstances to carry Carnival on the date that was deliberate,” Rio’s Well being Secretary Daniel Soranz instructed journalists.
Brazil is presently experiencing its peak of recent COVID-19 circumstances, with a mean of just about 120,000 circumstances each day within the final seven days, as a result of advance of Omicron.
(Reuters)