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Brazil Hit With Its Deadliest Day of Coronavirus Outbreak
By VOA News
April 24, 2020 02:10 AM
Brazil's health minister confirmed 407 new coronavirus deaths Thursday, the country's largest single-day increase since the virus struck the South American country.
The majority of the deaths were in Sao Paulo, the epicenter of the pandemic in the country, where Mayor Bruno Covas warned the greatest hardship is yet to come.
The virus casualties in Brazil come as President Jair Bolsonaro has started advocating to move away from social isolation measures that still are being supported by most governors and mayors to contain the virus.
Meanwhile, Brazil’s new health minister, Nelson Teich, is casting doubts about the way governors are using data to impose self-isolation measures to fight the spread of the coronavirus, urging a standard model to analyze information.
More:
https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/brazil-hit-its-deadliest-day-coronavirus-outbreak
