Brazil has struggled to set a strategy for dealing with the pandemic.
BRAZIL - Brazil passed the bleak milestone of one million coronavirus cases Friday, reporting a new one-day record number of infections as the pandemic continues to surge in Latin America's largest country.
That brought the total number of infections in Brazil to 1,032,913, with 48,954 deaths -- second only to the United States worldwide.Despite the grim figures, the infection curve in Brazil is finally showing signs of flattening.Since the start of June, it has registered the most new infections and deaths of any country in the world, according to an AFP count based on official figures -- more than 518,000 and 19,000, respectively.
Bolsonaro threatened this month to quit the World Health Organization, accusing it of"ideological bias" against the drugs, and has ditched two health ministers since the start of the pandemic after clashing over policy differences. "The health ministry and state governors are telling people to stay home and practice social distancing, and the president is saying and doing the opposite," he said.
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