Brazil's COVID-19 death toll at new high

By By Lisandra Paraguassu and Ricardo Brito
Updated June 6 2020 - 11:36am, first published 11:34am
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro wants COVID-19 isolation orders lifted despite virus deaths.
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro wants COVID-19 isolation orders lifted despite virus deaths.

President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro has threatened to pull his country out of the World Health Organization after the UN agency warned governments about the risk of lifting lockdowns before slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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