How Brazil was dragged towards coronavirus chaos

South American nation stops reporting Covid-19 death toll and wipes official data

Manaus mass graves, Coronavirus
Coffins are lined up at a mass grave in Manaus, Brazil
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Brazil has wiped an official site detailing its Covid-19 data and stopped releasing total numbers of cases and deaths.

The Latin American country currently has the world’s second-highest number of cases and the third-highest number of deaths, according to latest figures, having recently overtaken hard-hit Italy.

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