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Digital Planet: Brazil: Where is all the Covid data?

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Brazil: where is all the COVID data?

14/12/2021 GMT

Brazil: Where is all the Covid data?

BBC World Service - Digital Planet, Brazil: Where is all the Covid data?

A cyber-attack on the Ministry of Health in Brazil means Covid data has disappeared

Brazil: where is all the Covid data?  Also the first ever delivery of medicines by drone in Sierra Leone and reimagining the new Spider-Man trailer through animation.

Ministry of Health websites in Brazil are still down following a number of cyber-attacks. Millions of people now do not have access to their Covid-19 vaccination data (including certificates).  It is estimated that 50TB of data has been removed by Lapsus$ Group, which is claiming responsibility for the ransomware attack. Dr Patricia Peck, who is on the board of the National Data Protection Authority is on the programme with the latest on the attacks.

First-ever delivery of medicines by drone in Sierra Leone
The first-ever delivery of medicines by drone in Sierra Leone has been a success. The drones are not the typical helicopter drones, but small plane types with propellers that have a number of advantages. The fixed-winged drones can carry much heavier payloads over much further distances. We hear from Daniel Ronen from the UK drone specialist, UAVaid, who is behind the project.

Reimagining the new Spider-Man trailer through animation 
Fans prepared to dedicate hundreds of hours looking for the perfect clips have been making their own trailers that reimagine popular content. One such creation from the YouTube channel 100Bombs Studio has recreated the latest Spider-Man trailer using clips from the original animated series. Filmmaker and critic Maxim Thompson has been talking to us about these projects and how they allow people to engage with films.

The programme is presented by Gareth Mitchell with expert commentary from Ghislaine Boddington


Studio Manager: Giles Aspen
Producer: Ania Lichtarowicz

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