[AlbertC]

Coronavirus: Brazil's daily death toll hits 1,000 for first time

Brazil has reported more than 1,000 deaths in a single day from coronavirus for the first time amid warnings the outbreak is weeks away from its peak.

The country has 271,628 confirmed cases but the true number is likely to be higher because of insufficient testing.

Coronavirus: Brazil's daily death toll hits 1,000 for first time

Experts say the outbreak's peak is still weeks away but President Bolsonaro plays down the risks.

www.bbc.com

 

[Johnny Au]

Coronavirus: Brazil's daily death toll hits 1,000 for first time

Brazil has reported more than 1,000 deaths in a single day from coronavirus for the first time amid warnings the outbreak is weeks away from its peak.

The country has 271,628 confirmed cases but the true number is likely to be higher because of insufficient testing.

Coronavirus: Brazil's daily death toll hits 1,000 for first time

Experts say the outbreak's peak is still weeks away but President Bolsonaro plays down the risks.

www.bbc.com

Also for the first time today from worldometers.info:

Latest News

May 20 (GMT)
Updates

• 21,408 new cases and 1,461 new deaths in the United States
• 21,472 new cases and 911 new deaths in Brazil [source]

Brazil recorded more new cases than the United States on May 20 (GMT).

 

[AlbertC]

Brazil has one of the world’s worst coronavirus outbreaks. Bolsonaro wants to reopen anyway.

May 21, 2020

Brazil has one of the world’s worst coronavirus outbreaks. Bolsonaro wants to reopen anyway.

And the president is touting an unproven drug.

www.vox.com

 

[AlbertC]

Report: Brazil's indigenous people are dying at an alarming rate from Covid-19 | CNN

Far from hospitals and often lacking basic infrastructure, Brazil's indigenous people are dying at an alarming rate from Covid-19 with little help in sight.

www.cnn.com

Bolsonaro calls coronavirus a 'little flu.' Inside Brazil's hospitals, doctors know the horrifying reality | CNN

In Brazil's largest and most badly infected city, coronavirus has yet to peak, yet already the healthcare system is crumbling visibly around us. As doctors struggle valiantly to save lives, the country's President, Jair Bolsonaro, seems more focused on another sick patient: his country's economy.

www.cnn.com

 

[AlbertC]

Jair Bolsonaro under pressure over Trump's travel ban on Brazil

Action comes as coronavirus cases in Brazil soar to 363,000 and death toll hits 23,000

May 25, 2020

Brazil’s embattled president, Jair Bolsonaro, has come under further pressure after his political idol Donald Trump imposed a travel ban on non-US citizens coming to the South American country in response to a soaring number of Brazilian coronavirus cases.

Jair Bolsonaro under pressure over Trump's travel ban on Brazil

Action comes as coronavirus cases in Brazil soar to 363,000 and death toll hits 23,000

www.theguardian.com

 

[Videodrome]

I don't think he will resign or be removed.

 

[Johnny Au]

I don't think he will resign or be removed.

Apparently, the Brazilian military is content with having an ostrich as president.

The pandemic would be a perfect opportunity to stage a coup.

 

[Towered]

Apparently, the Brazilian military is content with having an ostrich as president.

The pandemic would be a perfect opportunity to stage a coup.

The ironies of life. For a country with a long history of political instability and military coups, the one time that it would possibly be justified the army sits on its hands.

 

[AlbertC]

Brazil police target key Bolsonaro supporters in fake news raids

• Carlos Bolsonaro, president’s son, reportedly a key member
• Phones and computers seized from hardcore Bolsonaristas

Wed 27 May 2020

Brazil police target key Bolsonaro supporters in fake news raids | Brazil | The Guardian

Carlos Bolsonaro, president’s son, reportedly a key member of network as phones and computers seized from hardcore Bolsonaristas

amp.theguardian.com

 

[AlbertC]

Sao Paulo governor: We're combating coronavirus and 'Bolsonaro virus' - CNN Video

Sao Paulo Governor Joao Doria criticized Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for his response to the coronavirus pandemic.

amp.cnn.com

Brazil's Bolsonaro could soon be toppled, analysts say, as coronavirus cases surge

Brazil has reported more cases over the last week than any other seven-day period since the outbreak began.

www.cnbc.com

 

[AlbertC]

Racism in Brazil: The death of a 5-year-old reveals societal cleavages | DW | 06.06.2020

Amidst the coronavirus pandemic and global anti-racism protests, the death of a 5-year-old black boy in Recife has rocked Brazil. The case has sparked discussion about deeply ingrained societal racism in the country.

m.dw.com

 

[AlbertC]

Coronavirus: Hard-hit Brazil removes data amid rising death toll

Brazil has removed months of data on Covid-19 from a government website amid criticism of President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the outbreak.

Coronavirus: Hard-hit Brazil removes data amid rising death toll

The country will now only report numbers for the past 24 hours, no longer giving the cumulative data.

www.bbc.com

 

[W. K. Lis]

Coronavirus: Hard-hit Brazil removes data amid rising death toll

Brazil has removed months of data on Covid-19 from a government website amid criticism of President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the outbreak.

Coronavirus: Hard-hit Brazil removes data amid rising death toll

The country will now only report numbers for the past 24 hours, no longer giving the cumulative data.

www.bbc.com

Note to self. Avoid Brazil, even after COVID-19.

 

[AlbertC]

Supreme Court rules Brazil must share virus data

Brazil's highest court on Tuesday ruled that the country's health ministry must continue reporting all data related to coronavirus death and infection rates, after the ministry deleted large swathes of public information and said it would stop publishing cumulative totals.

The health ministry in Brazil must "fully re-establish the daily dissemination of epidemiological data on the COVID-19 pandemic, including on the agency's website, under the terms presented until last Thursday," the Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said in a statement published on the court's website early Tuesday.

He also noted "the disastrous consequences for the population if internationally recognized measures are not adopted, such as the collection, analysis, storage and dissemination of relevant epidemiological data."

Court rules Brazil must share virus data – DW – 06/09/2020

Brazil's top court has ordered the Health Ministry to resume releasing all data related to the COVID-19 outbreak. The rapid ruling follows a ministry decision to no longer publish cumulative death and infection totals.

m.dw.com

 

[Irishmonk]

If Brazil can't figure out how to get rid of Bolsonaro within the next 6 months, then it should be considered a failed state (if it isn't one already).