Brazil has, for the first time, registered a daily death toll of over 1,000 in one day. The overall death toll is now 17,971 and the total number of infections isjust over 271,000. It is notjust by far the worst hit country in south america, its also the third highest death toll in the world. This shows the trajectory of the daily total of recorded deaths going up and up. The bbcs katy watson in sao paulo has more. Well, brazil passed two grim milestones, actually, not only was it the highest number of deaths in the past 2a hours, but it also posted the highest number of confirmed infections more than 17,000 confirmed cases in the last 2a hours. Now, tuesdays often peak because of the last few days over the weekend in terms of collecting data, but, nevertheless, thisjust shows what a lot of people have been fearing here in brazil that the numbers of deaths and the virus is certainly not under control here in brazil. And the whole picture complicated by the attitude of the president. Ab
Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Taiwanese president tsai ing wen has said that her country wants dialogue with china, but cannot accept its proposal for one country, two systems. She made her comments in a speech after being sworn in for a second term in office. Ms tsai secured over 57 of the ballot last january, in an election dominated by the islands relationship with china and held, as the coronavirus began to take hold on the mainland. Taiwans success in containing the disease has been widely admired. Only 7 people have died there. The bbcs cindy sui joins us from taipei. Tell us a bit more about what she had to say today and also how she is viewed around the world, in particular the United States. What tsai ingwen said todayis states. What tsai ingwen said today is her administration has made the greatest effort to maintain peace and stability along the straight, basically with china. She said she will continue to do that. She also wa nts continue to
Hello to you. Brazil has for the first time registered a daily death toll of over 1,000 in one day. The overall death toll is now 17,971, and the total number of infections is just over 271,000. Its notjust by far the worst hit country in south america, its also the third highest in the world. This shows the trajectory of the daily total of recorded deaths going up and up. Katy watson in sao paulo has more. Well, brazil passed two grim milestones, actually, not only was it the highest number of deaths in the past 2a hours but it also posted the highest number of confirmed infections, more than 17,000 confirmed cases in the last 2a hours. Now, tuesdays often peak because of the last few days over the weekend in terms of collecting data, but nevertheless this just shows what a lot of people have been fearing here in brazil that the numbers of deaths and the virus is certainly not under control here in brazil. And the whole picture complicated by the attitude of the president. Absolutely.
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