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Brazil has seen more than 370,000 deaths from Covid, one of the highest rates in the world.
However the country’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, has refused to order a lockdown, to help control the pandemic.
Public health officials have urged him to do so, but the President insists the economic impact of a lockdown is worse than the effects of the virus.
Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Mark Lowen in Sao Paolo.
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However the country’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, has refused to order a lockdown, to help control the pandemic.
Public health officials have urged him to do so, but the President insists the economic impact of a lockdown is worse than the effects of the virus.
Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Mark Lowen in Sao Paolo.
Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
#BBCNews
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