Copa America: Covid-19 cases rise to 52 in Brazil
Updated On: 17 June, 2021 08:27 AM IST | Sao Paulo | AFP
Some of the workers are located in Brasilia, where Brazil opened the tournament on Sunday with a 3-0 win over Venezuela, and others in Rio de Janeiro, which hosted Monday`s 1-1 draw between Argentina and Chile.
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Brazil`s football coach Tite talking with his players during a training session at the Granja Comary training centre, in Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pic/AFP
Brazil`s health ministry raised the number of Covid-19 cases related to the Copa America to 52, including 33 players or staffers. The ministry said Tuesday that the increase, from 41 total cases earlier, includes 19 workers hired for the tournament. Some of the workers are located in Brasilia, where Brazil opened the tournament on Sunday with a 3-0 win over Venezuela, and others in Rio de Janeiro, which hosted Monday`s 1-1 draw between Argentina and Chile.
The Venezuela squad was depleted after nearly a dozen cases of Covid-19 involving players or staff. Bolivia was missing three players. Bolivian media reported striker Marcelo Martins was one of the players who tested positive. Martins criticized the South American soccer body for the outbreak. "Thank you for this, CONMEBOL. It is completely your fault," Martins said on Instagram. "If someone dies what will you do? What matters to you is money.
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