Brazil Jumps To Third In COVID-19 Cases Worldwide
An employee wearing protective gear disinfects a shopping mall as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Caxias do Sul, Brazil on May 13, 2020. SILVIO AVILA / AFP.Brazil has the third-highest number of novel coronavirus cases in the world, according to official figures released Monday, a troubling surge for a country struggling to respond to the pandemic.
The giant South American country of 210 million people is torn by a political battle over how to respond to the virus. State and local authorities, however, are largely calling on citizens to stay home and practice social distancing — backed by the Supreme Court, which gave them the final say in the matter.Bolsonaro is now seeking his third health minister since the pandemic began.
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