Fresh aid lands as India, Brazil and Canada struggle to contain Covid-19 outbreaks
India today reported more than 392,000 new cases and nearly 3,700 Covid-19 deaths. By AFP Sunday 2 May 2021, 12:42 PM 1 hour ago 13,910 Views 4 Comments
Protestors line Copacabana beach with empty bodybags to highlight Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro s handling of the crisis
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Protestors line Copacabana beach with empty bodybags to highlight Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro s handling of the crisis
Image: DPA/PA Images
INDIA IS STRUGGLING to contain one of the world’s worst Covid-19 outbreaks with nearly 400,000 new infections reported today.
More international aid has arrived in the South Asian nation today as the country reels from a surge in infections.
The far-right Brazilian president has come out in favor of treating the pandemic in the Senate’s investigation into Jair Bolsonaro.
Thousands of people have gathered across Brazil in support of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who has widely denounced the treatment of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the steady rise in deaths and infections.
Demonstrators gathered in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and the capital Brasilia, and thousands of people gathered on the Cabinet of Ministers as Bolsonaro flew over a helicopter.
“This is a critical moment and Bolsonaro needs the support of the people,” Edvaldo de Paulo, a 60-year-old protester, told the Brazilian news agency AFP.
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