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Covid-19: Brazil removes data amid rising death toll
Published : Jun 8, 2020, 1:34 pm IST
Updated : Jun 8, 2020, 1:34 pm IST
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The Latin American country of Brazil has been badly affected by the corona virus. Brazil ranks second in the world in the most number

The Latin American country of Brazil has been badly affected by the corona virus. Brazil ranks second in the world in the most number of positive cases of corona. With a population of about 21 crore, more than 691,000 people have been infected in which at least 36,455 people have been died.

The Brazilian government has been accused of failing to take appropriate steps to prevent infection.

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File PhotoFile Photo Many Brazilians are angry, especially against President Bolsonaro. During the epidemic, people took to the streets to protest against Bolsonaro.

In the midst of all this, the months-long statistics associated with the Corona were removed from Brazil's official website. Brazil's health ministry said that the total number of coronavirus cases in the country will no longer be known.

President Bolsonaro has also said that the sum of the total figures does not reflect the current picture of the country. Bolsonaro has also been criticized for not following the rules recommended by the WHO and for not imposing sanctions on the country.

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Nowadays, supporters of President Bolsonaro have also taken to the streets and on many occasions Bolsonaro himself has joined them.

CoronavirusCoronavirusDuring this time, he did not even accept the rules of social distance. As of Saturday, the number of patients infected with the corona had been published on Brazil's official website in the state and municipality.

In its latest update on June 7, the health ministry said that in the last 24 hours, more than 27,000 cases of corona have been reported and 904 people have died.

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The government claimed that more than 10,000 people were recovered in 24 hours. Just before the total figures were removed from the official website, more than a thousand people were dying every day in Corona for four consecutive days.

CoronavirusCoronavirusHealth experts said that the number of cases in Brazil could rise in the coming days as the country is far from the peak.

Bolsonaro initially called the corona a mild flu. Later, two Brazilian health ministers resigned over differences with Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro is still demanding the lifting of the lockdown in the country, while the local administration has imposed lockdowns in various places.

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