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Brazil surpasses 70,000 coronavirus deaths

Health workers in Brazil taking a coronavirus patient to hospital. PHOTO | TARSO SARRAF | AFP

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • Despite the outbreak showing no sign of slowing down, several states, including Rio and Sao Paulo, have started relaxing containment measures.
  • In Rio, bars overflowing with people and crowds crammed onto beaches have caused much concern.

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil surpassed 70,000 coronavirus deaths on Friday, the health ministry said, though the number of daily fatalities appears to be stabilizing.

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