BRASILIA, Oct 8 — Brazil passed the mark of 5 million confirmed Covid-19 cases yesterday as it approached 150,000 deaths in the second most deathly coronavirus outbreak outside the United States. Though the number of daily cases has come down from a peak in July, public health experts warn that...
Thursday, 08 Oct 2020 08:21 AM MYT
Though the number of daily cases has come down from a peak in July, public health experts warn that Brazil is ignoring social distancing precautions and faces the danger of a second wave by returning to normal everyday life too quickly. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro epidemiologist Roberto Medronho cautioned that the numbers could be much higher if testing for Covid-19 was more widespread.
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