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Coronavirus live news: Brazil cases surge past 600,000 as country's death toll passes Italy
Source: The Guardian
Coronavirus live news: Brazil cases surge past 600,000 as country's death toll passes Italy
Alison Rourke (now), Helen Sullivan (earlier)
Fri 5 Jun 2020 07.13 BST
First published on Fri 5 Jun 2020 00.21 BST
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5h ago 02:42
Tom Phillips
As Brazil’s toll passed Italy’s, President Jair Bolsonaro cracked jokes in a 45 minute Facebook broadcast with foreign policy adviser Filipe Martins.
During the broadcast, Bolsonaro barely mentioned victims of the virus, choosing instead to attack his political enemies, as well as the protestors who have been mobilising against him. He called demonstrators “addicts” and “criminals” and “fools”.
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5h ago 02:13
Brazil's death toll overtakes Italy's to become third-highest worldwide
Brazil’s total COVID-19 death toll blew past that of Italy on Thursday, as the Health Ministry reported 1,437 deaths in the last 24 hours and 30,925 additional coronavirus cases.
The Latin American nation has now reported 34,021 deaths from the coronavirus, trailing only the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Alison Rourke (now), Helen Sullivan (earlier)
Fri 5 Jun 2020 07.13 BST
First published on Fri 5 Jun 2020 00.21 BST
-snip-
5h ago 02:42
Tom Phillips
As Brazil’s toll passed Italy’s, President Jair Bolsonaro cracked jokes in a 45 minute Facebook broadcast with foreign policy adviser Filipe Martins.
During the broadcast, Bolsonaro barely mentioned victims of the virus, choosing instead to attack his political enemies, as well as the protestors who have been mobilising against him. He called demonstrators “addicts” and “criminals” and “fools”.
Link to tweet
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5h ago 02:13
Brazil's death toll overtakes Italy's to become third-highest worldwide
Brazil’s total COVID-19 death toll blew past that of Italy on Thursday, as the Health Ministry reported 1,437 deaths in the last 24 hours and 30,925 additional coronavirus cases.
The Latin American nation has now reported 34,021 deaths from the coronavirus, trailing only the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/jun/05/coronavirus-live-news-south-africa-sees-record-jump-in-cases-as-new-york-protestors-urged-to-get-tested?page=with:block-5ed99c188f0854eb54d991fc#block-5ed99c188f0854eb54d991fc
