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World Service,24 Jun 2020,53 mins

Brazil downplays the severity of the coronavirus disease

Newsday

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The Covid-19 pandemic passes the sad milestone of 100,000 deaths in Latin America and parts of the Caribbean. There's increasing concern about a rise in the number of cases in Arizona - as President Trump addresses an indoor rally there, some are calling a recipe for viral spread. Meanwhile Germany has returned to lockdown in two areas where case numbers have soared And the factors behind women in Europe finding it difficult to get an abortion during the pandemic.

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