The World Health Organization says Brazil’s coronavirus infection rate appears to have “plateaued” and it should seize the opportunity to drive down transmission. The country is the epicentre of the virus in Latin America, reporting at least 40,000 new cases per day. And as our Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman reports, there is growing criticism of government responses across the continent. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #WHO #Brazil
As the coronavirus pandemic rages in Brazil and Latin America, President Jair Bolsonaro’s political fight is also heating up. He has dismissed accusations he was trying to interfere in a police investigation into his sons and has continued to downplay its spread. Brazil has now become the second-worst affected country in the world after the United States. Al Jazeera’s Allessandro Rampietti reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Brazil #Bolsonaro #Coronavirus
The World Health Organization is warning that Madagascar’s herbal tonic its president claims can cure patients of COVID-19 has no scientific basis. Other African countries such as Tanzania and Guinea-Bissau have made plans to import the tonic, which contains the artemisia plant, which is normally used to treat malaria. Al Jazeera’s Laura Burdon-Manley reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Madagascar #HerbalCure #HerbalOrganics
A regional United Nations body is forecasting the worst-ever economic contraction for Latin America and the Caribbean, following oil prices moving into negative territory as demand drops due to global coronavirus restrictions. Many Latin American countries which produce oil will be hit badly and the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean predicts a 5.3 percent drop in economic activity. Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman reports from Santiago, Chile. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Coronavirus #LatinAmericaRecession #AljazeeraEnglish
Michael O’Sullivan, former CIO of international wealth management at Credit Suisse and author of “The Levelling,” discusses the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis.
