Michael Fox

freelance journalist covering Brazil for PRI’s The World

Michael Fox on KCRW

Brazil has been averaging around 70,000 new coronavirus cases a day, and it has about a quarter of all daily deaths worldwide.

Brazil: New COVID variant, low vaccine supply, possible Jair Bolsonaro impeachment

Brazil has been averaging around 70,000 new coronavirus cases a day, and it has about a quarter of all daily deaths worldwide.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The world’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks are in the U.S., with 140,000 deaths, and Brazil, where President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive again for the virus.

What COVID-19 outbreaks in Brazil and US have in common

The world’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks are in the U.S., with 140,000 deaths, and Brazil, where President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive again for the virus.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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