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15 Jun 2020

Coronavirus: Brazil becomes second most infected country in the world

International Editor

Brazil has now become the second most infected country in the world, with more than 800,000 cases and almost 44,000 deaths from coronavirus.

et the far-right President, Jair Bolsonaro, is insistent that businesses need to open up to stave off economic calamity, accusing critics of fake numbers.

They argue his response to the virus has left a nation bitterly divided, as the deaths keep rising.