Read more about Brazil reports 85,149 new Covid-19 cases, 2,216 deaths in last 24 hours on Business Standard. Brazil on Friday reported 2,216 more deaths from COVID-19 and 85,149 new cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said.The nationwide death toll thus stood at 484,235 while the national count of COVID-19 cases mounted to 17,296,118, said
Brazil Senate to Probe Bolsonaro Government s (Mis)Steps on COVID-19 Pandemic
The nation s parliamentary commission may hold the president accountable for encouraging political gatherings and religious congregations in the midst of a raging pandemic.
Brazil s President Jair Bolsonaro adjusts his face mask during a press meet on March 18, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Adriano Machado
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Sao Paulo: A year back, when COVID-19 was gathering speed across Brazil, President Jair Messias Bolsonaro was asked by a reporter about the rising graph of deaths. Visibly irritated by the question, the president shouted at the journalist: âSo what? Iâm sorry? What do you want me to do? Iâm Messiah, but I donât do a miracle,â in a reference to his middle name.
Hospitals in Brazil buckle as COVID-19 variant cases surge across country David Biller and DeBora Alvares RIO DE JANEIRO Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account
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Brazil’s hospitals are faltering as a highly contagious coronavirus variant tears through the country, the president insists on unproven treatments and the only attempt to create a national plan to contain COVID-19 has just fallen short.
For the last week, Brazilian governors sought to do something President Jair Bolsonaro obstinately rejects: cobble together a proposal for states to help curb the nation’s deadliest COVID-19 outbreak yet. The effort was expected to include a curfew, prohibition of crowded events and limits on the hours non-essential services can operate.