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São Paulo surpasses 10 deaths from Covid-19.

The milestone of 10 deaths is reached on the same day that the state government announces a partnership with China to produce a vaccine against the coronavirus.

Burial of a coronavirus victim at the Vila Formosa cemetery in São Paulo (SP) 05/26/2020 (Photo: REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli)

247 - São Paulo registered 10.145 deaths caused by the coronavirus this Thursday (11), according to the State Health Department. There are 162.520 confirmed cases of the disease in SP.

The milestone is reached at a time when the state government is announcing a partnership with China for the production of a vacina for Covid-19.

São Paulo is also beginning to ease social isolation measures, the best option so far to prevent the spread of the virus.

In Brazil, there are already more than 40 thousand dead due to Covid-19.