The move comes after allegations the govt was masking the severity of the outbreak. FMTNews Brazil Covid19
Covid-19 patients lie in a field hospital built inside a gym in Sao Paulo yesterday.
The official website reverted to showing cumulative totals of deaths and infections – as well as breakdowns by state – as it had done until last week. On Tuesday evening the latest daily numbers were uploaded to the site. On Tuesday, Bolsonaro said the World Health Organization had lost credibility in its handling of the pandemic and that Brazil could pull out of the international body.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s second-largest city, also started to ease quarantine rules, including by allowing football games without spectators. But a judge on Monday ordered the resumption of quarantine measures, allowing only essential services to operate due to the state’s surging death toll of over 7,000 fatalities.
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