Health Ministry of Brazil yesterday signed a contract to purchase 20 million doses of Covaxin vaccine made by India's Bharat Biotech. The ministry said the first 8 million doses is expected to arrive in March.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile Brazil reported 1,541 new COVID-19 deaths yesterday, taking total fatalities to 251,498. With 65,998 new cases, the South American country has now registered 10,390,461 cases.</span><br />