Bleak numbers continue to stream in from Latin America, the latest epicentre of the novel coronavirus, while Europe seeks to reopen its borders
Sometimes called a"tropical Trump", Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has followed a similar script to his US counterpart in his handling of Covid-19. Meanwhile in Europe, badly-hit countries slowly continue on a path toward a post-pandemic normal.
Adding fuel to the political fire raging around the pandemic, its origins and the best way to respond, Bolsonaro criticised the World Health Organization for suspending clinical trials of the drug hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19, a decision it reversed this week – and threatened to follow in Trump's footsteps by quitting.
The WHO had suspended trials of hydroxychloroquine after major studies raised concerns about its safety and effectiveness against the new coronavirus – irking Trump, a fan who even took the drug himself as a preventive measure.New England Journal of Medicine In another potentially confusing reversal, the WHO changed its advice on face masks, saying that "in light of evolving evidence", they should be worn in places where the virus is widespread and physical distancing is difficult.The new coronavirus has now killed more than 394,000 people and infected 6.7 million since it emerged in China late last year, the world's worst health crisis in more than a century.
Trump, who is facing a tough campaign for re-election in November, reiterated his calls to further ease stay-at-home measures after surprisingly upbeat employment numbers showed the country gained 2.5 million jobs in May.
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