Brazil’s COVID-19 nightmare

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Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro downplayed the threat of the coronavirus in Brazil. But that’s not the only thing that’s making it hard for medical professionals to fight the outbreak. Richard Kemeny has the story from Sao Paulo. 

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