The country of 212 million people has now registered 120,262 deaths from the virus and 3,846,153 infections, the health ministry said in its daily update.
August 31, 2020Brazil comes second in terms of coronavirus cases after the United States, which has recorded more than 5.8 million Covid-19 patients, according to Sputnik.
August 27, 2020The Brazilian president has downplayed the virus’ severity, arguing against restrictions on economic activity he claims will prove far more damaging than the disease
August 26, 2020Brazil has the second-highest number of coronavirus infections and deaths in the world after the United States.
August 22, 2020Sao Paulo, the most populated state in the country and the epicentre of the pandemic, has registered over 721,000 confirmed cases and 27,591 deaths, followed by Bahia, Ceara and Rio de Janeiro.
August 20, 2020It is the country with the maximum amount of infections and fatalities in Latin America.
August 16, 2020The far-right leader has faced international condemnation for presiding over huge fires and rising deforestation in the Amazon -- criticism he took issue with in a speech to a video conference of countries that share the world's biggest rainforest.
August 12, 2020The health ministry reported 905 new deaths in the past 24 hours, as well as 49,970 new cases.
August 9, 2020The total death toll on Tuesday reached 95,819, while the number of people infected rose to 2,801,921 after tests detected 51,603 new infections in the past 24 hourrs.
August 5, 2020He will remain in isolation until a new examination and medical evaluation is carried out, and will continue to work remotely.
August 4, 2020Three of his close aides are now quarantined at home after testing positive, including Citizenship Minister Onyx Lorenzoni, Education Minister Milton Ribeiro and now Pontes.
July 31, 2020Brazil is the country worst hit by COVID-19 outside of the United States in both its death toll and case count
July 30, 2020Brazil is one of the countries hardest hit by COVID-19, second only to the US, both in terms of caseload and death toll.
July 29, 2020Bolsonaro made the announcement via social media, where he posted a photo in which he is seen having breakfast at the Alvorada Palace, according to the presidential residence in Brasilia.
July 26, 2020"President Bolsonaro is still in good condition, accompanied by the presidency's medical team", the statement said.
July 23, 2020Brazil is one of countries hardest hit by the pandemic, second only to the United States, both in terms of death toll and caseload.
July 19, 2020The number of deaths has been ebbing in states including Rio de Janeiro and Amazonas, where people were buried in mass graves in the capital, Manaus.
July 17, 2020