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Updated September 13th, 2020 at 08:20 IST

Brazil's indigenous tribe marks six months without COVID-19, celebrates the milestone

In a one of a kind victory, Brazil's Tembé tribe has gone six months without a single COVID-19 case. Since March, the tribe people have locked the village in.

Reported by: Shubham Bose
Brazil's indigenous tribe goes six months without COVID-19 case
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In a one of a kind achievement, Brazil's Tembé tribe has gone six months without a single COVID-19 case. Since March, the tribe people have locked the village gate and restricted to and fro movement, with people being allowed only for emergencies. After six months of no COVID-19 case, the indigenous tribe is set to hold a festival to celebrate the milestone.

Six months with zero COVID-19 cases

While speaking to The Associated Press, the Tekohow village leader said, “We didn’t go to the city; we didn’t go to other villages. We remained in quarantine. We got through, we are still getting through, we are doing a small commemoration because of that, and it’s because of that we are happy that today we do not have any cases.”

As per reports, the women of the village gathered in the communal kitchen on September 9 and started preparation for their feast which would include giant pots of manioc and rice, plus roasted tucunare fish wrapped in banana leaves. At the very beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, women from three indigenous villages travelled door to door in a bid to educate people about the dangers posed by the novel coronavirus while urging people to exercise necessary precautions.

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As per reports, during the months of isolation, the Tembe people relied on traditional medicine to boost their immunity and health. Brazil currently has more than 4 million positive COVID-19 cases, which is the third-highest in the world, and has reported at least 130,300 deaths.

The COVID-19 pandemic which saw its first outbreak in a wet market in Wuhan, China last year has now spread all across the world. The virus, named COVID-19 by the World Health Organisation, has infected over 28 million people worldwide with the global death toll reaching over 900,000.

As per the John Hopkins coronavirus resource centre, the United States has reported a total of at least 6 million positive virus cases and has a death toll of 193,650. The US currently has the highest number of reported cases in the world, making it the epicentre of the deadly virus.

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Published September 13th, 2020 at 08:20 IST

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