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The Nation

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Editors D. D. Guttenplan
Victor Navasky
Carey McWilliams
thenation. com
CompanyThe Nation Company, L. P
Total circulation (2017)145,624
First issue date July 1865
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Date of Upd.
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The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States, covering progressive political and cultural news, opinion, and analysis. It was founded on July 6, 1865, as a successor to William Lloyd Garrison's The Liberator.

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Coronavirus: Hard-hit Brazil away number data in the face of rising victims

Nov 22,2023 3:31 pm

Brazil has already recorded More Than 35,000 coronavirus-related deaths

Brazil away has months of Data on Covid-19 of a website of the Government in the midst of the criticism of President Jair Bolsonaro deal with the outbreak.

The health Ministry said it would Now Only be reporting cases and deaths in the last 24 hours, not a total figure, as most countries do.

Mr. Bolsonaro said the cumulative Data do not reflect the current picture.

Brazil has The World 's second highest number of cases, and has recently had new death than any other nation.

The Latin American country has More Than 640,000 infections confirmed, but The Number is probably much higher, since you are testing enough. More Than 35,000 people died, and the third-highest toll in The World .

The right-wing leaders, was criticized, because it is recommended for the rejection of the revocation of the measures of The World Health organization (WHO) and to draw on Friday, threatened from The Body , accused it of being a "party political organisation".

The President has again and again supporters of the protests began to form in the last few months, ignore social distancing advice.

What to say to Brazilian authorities?

On Saturday, the health Ministry has removed from its official website, the Covid-19 Data had already documented over time and by state and municipality.

Instead, the Ministry simply States that it 27,075 new cases and 904 deaths in the last 24 hours. He also said that 10,209 patient had recovered.

On Twitter, Mr Bolsonaro said: "the cumulative Data . not the same as The Moment , the country is in", but does not explain why The Information had to be removed or could not be released. He Said that additional measures were taken to "improve the reporting of cases".

The decision was widely criticized, because of journalists and members of Congress. The removal of the Data was done according to Brazil, reported More Than 1,000 deaths in four consecutive days.

What is The Situation in Brazil?

The Number of confirmed cases is less only than the United States, and infections are expected to rise even further, as the outbreak weeks is still far from the peak, health experts say.

last week, Brazil's Death Toll of Italy, overtaken by the third nation in The World , behind only the USA and the UK.

Mr. Bolsonaro has played down the risks of The Virus , after initially comparing it to "a bit of flu". Two health Ministers have left The Post , since the outbreak began in in a dispute with The President of the answer.

He has to call itself imposed more for lockdown measures, the local authorities collected, on the grounds that they destroyed the economy. The President accuses state governors and mayors with the issue for political gain, as many, have taken more stringent measures against his Government .



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Source of news: bbc.com

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