Sao Paulo: Brazil’s health ministry has documented 41 cases of Covid-related to the Copa America, including 31 players or staffers and 10 workers who were hired for the event. The ministry said in a statement that all workers who tested positive were in Brasilia, where Brazil kicked off the tournament with a win over Venezuela. The visiting Venezuela squad was depleted after nearly a dozen cases involving players or staff. 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. President Jair Bolsonaro offered to hold the tournament in Brazil only two weeks ago after Argentina and Colombia were dropped as co-hosts. AP
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