Brazil’s virus cases pass Germany’s tally as president fights to open gyms

Country registers its deadliest day yet with 881 confirmed deaths. FMTNews Brazil Bolsonaro

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus passed Germany on Tuesday, as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fought states over his wish to reopen gyms and beauty parlours even as his country becomes a new global hotspot for the pandemic.

Brazil recorded its deadliest day yet, with 881 confirmed deaths in 24 hours from the Covid-19 respiratory disease caused by the virus. “Governors who do not agree with the decree can file lawsuits in court,” Bolsonaro wrote on social media. He later threatened to take his own legal actions against them if they do not comply.“Bolsonaro is walking toward the precipice and wants to take all of us with him,” Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel said on Twitter.Disapproval of the president rose to more than 55% in a survey released on Tuesday, from 47% in January.

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