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"Coronavirus: Hard-Hit Brazil Removes Data Amid Rising Death Toll" [1]

"Brazil has removed months of data on Covid-19 from a government website amid criticism of President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the outbreak.

The health ministry said it would now only be reporting cases and deaths in the past 24 hours, no longer giving a total figure as most countries do.

Mr Bolsonaro said the cumulative data did not reflect the current picture.

Brazil has the world's second-highest number of cases, and has recently had more new deaths than any other nation. "

BBC News had the story June 7, 2020. [2]

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Source: BBC News [2], 06/08/2020
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