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Judi Lynn

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Wed Apr 29, 2020, 04:01 PM Apr 2020

Bolsonaro Brushes off Questions about Mounting Coronavirus Deaths

Bolsonaro Brushes off Questions about Mounting Coronavirus Deaths
Brazil recorded 474 new deaths on Tuesday and overtook China in total deaths from Covid-19
Apr.29.2020 2:05PM

Julia Chaib
Daniel Carvalho
BRASÍLIA
President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday (29) that he regrets the mounting deaths in Brazil—474 recorded in 24 hours—but said there is nothing he can do.

"So what? I'm sorry. What do you want me to do? I'm a Messiah, but I don't do a miracle," he said when asked about the numbers.

Bolsonaro said that it is up to Health Minister Nelson Teich to explain the numbers, which surpassed China in the total number of deaths from the new coronavirus.



President Jair Bolsonaro (Photo by Carl DE SOUZA / AFP) - AFP

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The first coronavirus death in China (and worldwide) was confirmed on January 11. In Brazil, the first confirmed death occurred on March 17. The country has 71,886 confirmed cases and is in 11th place, still behind China, which has 83,938 cases.

https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/brazil/2020/04/bolsonaro-brushes-off-questions-about-mounting-coronavirus-deaths.shtml?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsen

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