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On Sunday, the Uruguayan authorities reported 12 positive cases inside the South American nation.
Uruguay’s President Luis Lacalle Pou stated on May 25 that there is a serious health risk at the Brazilian border over the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 illness.
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The president briefed his administration about the health situation in Rivera city, a northern territory conjunct to Brazil.
According to Uruguayan Health Sub Secretary Jose Luis Sandijan, on Sunday, the authorities reported 12 positive cases. Five of them had a common source, considering it an outbreak.
Lacalle explained that both governments would implement a binational health protocol given borderline transit and communication.
�������� | URGENTE - CORONAVIRUS: Uruguay endurece medidas de control para la entrada de turistas brasileños a la ciudad de Rivera, en la frontera con Rio Grande do Sul. Según el presidente Lacalle, a los viajeros se les medirá la temperatura antes de ingresar al territorio uruguayo.
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"We have received the approval of the Brazilian President to implement this treaty and in the next few hours we are going to put it into practice", Lacalle affirmed at a press conference.
As Lacalle explained, the national home office and Defense Ministry will conduct two migration and health measure packages to reinforce borderline control and cease traffic through Rivera city.
Thus far, Uruguay registered 787 positive cases, 22 deaths, and 629 recoveries from the virus.
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