The World Health Organisation has warned of a “new epicentre” for the COVID-19 pandemic, revealing the virus is not slowing down.
Brazil is the hardest-hit country in the region, while cases are rising in some African countries that so far have a relatively low death toll.
But no country has been hit harder than Brazil, where more than 20,000 people have now died due to COVID-19, with the country's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro still dismissing the risks of the virus and calling for restrictions to be eased. The death toll – the sixth highest in the world – has doubled in just 11 days, according to ministry data.
Sao Paulo Governor Joao Doria, who has clashed often with the President over containment measures, has said the country has to fight both coronavirus and “Bolsonarovirus”. Hospitals in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and various states across northern and northeastern Brazil are near collapse.
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