SAO PAULO —
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. Staffers of Peru, Colombia, and Bolivia also tested positive for the virus. Brazil stepped in late as emergency host of the 10-team continental championship despite the country having the second-highest number of recorded deaths from the coronavirus in the world, almost 490,000.%2Fsoccer%2Farticle%2Fbrazil-raises-covid-19-cases-connected-copa-america-52%2F
Should never have been allowed to occur - Bolsonaro should be forced to pay for this!