To date, 17,971 people with covid-19 have died in the country and the infection shows no signs of slowing down.

Now Brazil is the country in the world with the largest increase in the number of dead.

 - There have been very dark headlines in Brazil here during the evening and night. After all, it has been talked about for a long time that Brazil will become the new global epicenter for this pandemic and now we are there, says Tigran Feiler in the Morning Studio.

Tones down the seriousness

President Jair Bolsonaro has long downplayed the seriousness of the corona pandemic and repeatedly called it a "little flu".

He has also turned to restrictions imposed by governors in various parts of the country for it to hit the economy.

When several million cities were quarantined in early May, he protested loudly.

- The destruction of jobs by some governors is irresponsible and unacceptable. We will pay a high price in the future, he said then.

Treatment with malaria medication

On Wednesday, the country is expected to introduce new guidelines approving widespread treatment with the malaria drug hydrochloroquine. Although there is no scientific support for the medicine to help covid-19.

Temporary Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello will sign the guidelines on Wednesday, the president announced in an interview Tuesday night, reports Reuters.

During the corona pandemic, two health ministers have already left their post in Brazil. The first was dismissed by Bolsonaro.

The latest, Nelson Teich, resigned last Friday for not sharing the president's view on how to handle the corona pandemic.