In Brazil, the death toll from the new coronavirus has exceeded 500,000.
The death toll has exceeded 500,000 in the second country after the United States, and protests against President Jair Bolsonaro, who is reluctant to control infection, are taking place in many cities.
In Brazil, the number of deaths per day from the new coronavirus continues to exceed 2,000, and according to health officials, the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 500,000 on the 19th.
It is the second country after the United States to have killed more than 500,000 people.
In Brazil, the average number of people infected per day in the last week is about 72,000, which is a serious situation, but only more than 10% of the population has been vaccinated.
Under these circumstances, President Jair Bolsonaro has not changed his reluctance to take basic infection control measures such as nationwide restrictions on going out and movement, restrictions on economic activities, and wearing masks, and on the 19th, Rio de Janeiro, the largest city, In many cities, supporters of opposition parties and others have carried out large-scale protests.
A report released by Brazilian health officials on the 17th points out that the infection may spread further as the Southern Hemisphere enters winter in the future, but whether effective measures can be taken It is opaque.