Global coronavirus pandemic affects more than 4.7 million people. Here’re updates: 🇧🇷Brazil reports 14,919 new cases, 816 deaths 🇺🇸8 more sailors aboard US ship test positive a second time 🇬🇧UK to study whether dogs can detect Covid-19 For more:
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro observes supporters during a demonstration outside Planalto Palace, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease , in Brasilia, Brazil, May 15, 2020. Brazil confirmed 14,919 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, as well as 816 related deaths, according to data from the Health Ministry.
The British government announced Saturday it will spend $605,000 to study if dogs have the ability detect the coronavirus.Research will be conducted by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , Durham University and British charity Medical Detection Dogs.With near-deserted streets and police checks, the seven million people of Chile's capital, Santiago, began a strict quarantine Saturday after a sharp resurgence of coronavirus cases.
Former President Barack Obama on Saturday criticised US leaders overseeing the nation's response to the coronavirus, telling college graduates in an online commencement address that the pandemic shows many officials "aren’t even pretending to be in charge.”
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