iBrandTV gathered that the total number of people who have died of the new coronavirus in Brazil has risen to 27,787.
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The total number of confirmed infections rose to 465,166, the second-highest tally globally, behind the U.S.
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According to Brazil’s Health Ministry, the number of undetected cases and deaths is likely to be much higher due to a lack of testing and a lag in processing laboratory results.
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Brazil’s right-wing populist President Jair Bolsonaro considers COVID-19, the lung disease caused by the coronavirus, to be a “mild flu” and refuses to take protective measures.
He fears that a lockdown could harm the country’s economy.
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However, a number of states have imposed exit restrictions and shutdowns to slow the spread of the virus.
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