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Brazil Suffers Record Coronavirus Deaths, Trump Mulls Travel Ban

Reuters

   RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's daily death toll from the new coronavirus
   jumped to a record 1,179 on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump said
   he is considering imposing a ban on travel from Brazil.

   The highest daily toll before Tuesday had been 881 deaths on May 12.
   The pandemic has killed at least 17,971 people in Brazil, according to
   the Health Ministry.

   Brazil overtook Britain on Monday to become the country with the
   third-highest number of confirmed infections, behind Russia and the
   United States. Brazil's confirmed cases also jumped by a record 17,408
   on Tuesday, for a total of 271,628 people who have tested positive for
   the virus.

   President JairBolsonaro, an ideological ally of Trump, has been widely
   criticized for his handling of the outbreak, such as opposition to
   restrictions on movement he sees as too damaging to the economy.

   Bolsonarosaid Interim Health Minister EduardoPazuellowould issue new
   guidelines on Wednesday expanding the recommended use of the
   anti-malarial drug chloroquine to treat the coronavirus.

   Health Minister Nelson Teich quit on Friday under pressure to sign the
   guidelines, making him the second trained doctor to leave the post in a
   month.

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