Brazil

WHO Reports Record Single-Day Global Increase In Covid-19 Cases

More than 260,000 people tested positive for the virus worldwide on Saturday.
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Jair Bolsonaro's Positive Test Will Only Escalate His Coronavirus Culture War

The virus he has sloughed off has killed more than 65,000 Brazilians. And even after he tested positive, Bolsonaro treated it as no big deal.
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Tests Positive For Coronavirus

The far-right leader has spent months downplaying the severity of Covid-19 even as cases surge in his country.
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Coronavirus Death Toll Passes Half A Million Worldwide

The US, Brazil and UK have so far seen the highest number of Covid-19 victims.
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Europe Eases Lockdown – But The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Still Getting Worse Globally

As the world's death toll closes in on half a million, cases in Brazil are still accelerating and infections in India may not peak until November.
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Brazil Passes UK To Record World's Second Highest Coronavirus Death Toll

Health officials reported more than 900 deaths in Brazil on Friday.
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Dominic Cummings Row 'Fatally Undermined' Covid-19 Fight Says Scientific Advisor, And Four Other Stories You Need To Know

A Durham councillor has called for a police investigation into the PM's top advisor.
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Brazil Is The New Epicentre Of The Global Coronavirus Pandemic

Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s denial and incompetence have led to a predictable surge in cases.
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Coronavirus: Contact Tracing Scheme Slammed As 'Shambolic' By Recruits – And Five Other Stories You Need To Know

Training glitches with virus tracing initiative, single parents tell of back-to-work concerns and deaths spike in Brazil. Here's the latest.
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‘The Real Virus Is Bolsonaro’: Pandemic Helps Fuel Deforestation In Brazil

Indigenous tribes are appealing to the U.N. to help stop deforestation and raids on tribal lands, which have both increased under President Jair Bolsonaro.
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