Brazil hits 700,000 virus deaths, 2nd highest in the world

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SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government on Tuesday reported the 700,000th death from COVID-19 in the South American nation, which has the second most victims of the virus after the United States. “The vaccine currently available in every health care unit in Brazil could have changed the lives of families who lost beloved ones in the pandemic,” said the country’s Health MinistryHealth Minister Nisia Trindade criticized former President Jair Bolsonaro for his handling of the pandemic. Miguel Lago, executive director of Brazil’s Institute for Health Policy Studies, which advises public health officials, said the figure is a reminder of the country’s obligation to punish those who failed to act against the virus or sabotaged those who were trying

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