Brazil to stop reporting total coronavirus numbers as death toll rises

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Brazil has stopped reporting the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases and overall death toll just as it has become the global hotspot for the epidemic. This weekend, the government of Jair Bolsonaro took down most of the data on the epidemic, revealing only the number of new daily cases and fatalities. The far-right president has long been accused of downplaying the seriousness of the outbreak, leading to the sacking of one health minister and the resignation of another, and the appointment of a general with no public health experience to replace them. Mr Bolsonaro said the...

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