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In Brazil, ‘the virus has struck pretty ferociously'

In Brazil, ‘the virus has struck pretty ferociously'

05/23/2020

PBS News Hour

In Brazil, ‘the virus has struck pretty ferociously'

Clip: 5/23/2020 | 5m 54sVideo has Closed Captions

In Brazil, ‘the virus has struck pretty ferociously'

Brazil is on track to become the newest hotspot in the coronavirus pandemic with more than 300,000 confirmed cases and at least 20,000 deaths from COVID-19. A lack of social distancing mandates and warnings are contributing to the rise. Hari Sreenivasan spoke with New York Times reporter Ernesto Londoño from Rio de Janeiro to learn more.

05/23/2020

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