Brazil became the world No. 2 hotspot for
Coronavirus cases on Friday, second only to the
United States, after it confirmed that 330,890 people had been infected by the virus, overtaking
Russia, the Health Ministry said.
Brazil registered 1,001 daily coronavirus deaths on Friday, taking total deaths to 21,048, according to the Health Ministry.
Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has been widely criticized for his handling of the outbreak and is at the center too of a deepening political crisis.