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After years of Covid denial, Bolsonaro decrees the pandemic finished
After years of dismissing the severity of Covid-19, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has instructed his health minister to decree an end to the pandemic in Brazil. The government will soon lift the last emergency health measures that have been in place for the past two years.
Rio de Janeiro will host its first carnival in two years this weekend, with a glittering parade planned, alongside a tribute to the country’s more than 660,000 Covid victims.
Brazil’s is the third highest reported death toll of any country in the world.
A new study published last week showed that in Brazilian counties that voted in higher numbers for the pandemic-skeptic president also saw higher Covid-19 infection rates.