Brazil’s daily Covid-19 death toll continues to rise

What has Brazil’s coronavirus response been like so far? Newshour has spoken to an epidemiologist who until recently worked at the ministry of health and a former health minister.

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(Picture: President Bolsonaro of Brazil Credit: Machado/ Reuters)