Brazil minister urges unified voice as Bolsonaro downplays COVID-19

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Brazil's health minister urged the government to speak with a unified voice in its fight against the new coronavirus, calling out President Jair ...

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's Minister of Health Luiz Henrique Mandetta gestures during a news conference, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Brasilia, Brazil April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano MachadoSAO PAULO: Brazil's health minister urged the government to speak with a unified voice in its fight against the new coronavirus, calling out President Jair Bolsonaro for downplaying the threat ahead of what are likely to be the two toughest months for the outbreak.

Although the minister dodged what many expected would be a firing last week, he and the president remain at odds over the outbreak, with Bolsonaro criticizing isolation policies and suggesting the worst may already be past.

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