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Photos: Brazil crosses 1 million coronavirus cases

Brazil exceeded 1 million coronavirus infections on June 19, the second nation to reach the mark after the US. The disease shows no sign of slowing in Latin America’s largest nation months after the first cases were recorded. Brazil’s response, plagued by political infighting and mismatched quarantine orders, has made it harder for experts to pinpoint when the disease will peak in the nation of 210 million.

Updated on: Jun 20, 2020 5:35 PM IST

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Pedestrians walk past a mural depicting a tug-of-war between health workers and Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, aided by a cartoon-styled coronavirus with a message that reads in Portuguese: “Which side are you on?,” in Sao Paulo on June 19. Brazil crossed 1 million coronavirus cases on June 19, becoming only the second nation to do so after the US. (Andre Penner / AP)

Updated on Jun 20, 2020 5:35 PM

Pedestrians walk past a mural depicting a tug-of-war between health workers and Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, aided by a cartoon-styled coronavirus with a message that reads in Portuguese: “Which side are you on?,” in Sao Paulo on June 19. Brazil crossed 1 million coronavirus cases on June 19, becoming only the second nation to do so after the US. (Andre Penner / AP)

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Elisete Navarro Curci visits her husband who is suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the ICU of Emilio Ribas Institute in Sao Paulo on June 17. Brazil now has a total of 1,032,913 confirmed cases, with 1,206 new deaths taking the total official fatalities to 48,954, according to the Health Ministry’s June 19 tally. (Amanda Perobelli / REUTERS)

Updated on Jun 20, 2020 5:35 PM

Elisete Navarro Curci visits her husband who is suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the ICU of Emilio Ribas Institute in Sao Paulo on June 17. Brazil now has a total of 1,032,913 confirmed cases, with 1,206 new deaths taking the total official fatalities to 48,954, according to the Health Ministry’s June 19 tally. (Amanda Perobelli / REUTERS)

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Doctors check an indigenous child from the Mayoruna ethnic group in Cruzeirinho village, Amazonas state on June 18. Official data shows a downward trend of the virus in Brazil’s north, including the hard-hit region of the Amazon, a plateau in cases and deaths in the countries’ biggest cities near the Atlantic coast, but a rising curve in the south. (Evaristo Sa / AFP)

Updated on Jun 20, 2020 5:35 PM

Doctors check an indigenous child from the Mayoruna ethnic group in Cruzeirinho village, Amazonas state on June 18. Official data shows a downward trend of the virus in Brazil’s north, including the hard-hit region of the Amazon, a plateau in cases and deaths in the countries’ biggest cities near the Atlantic coast, but a rising curve in the south. (Evaristo Sa / AFP)

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Gravediggers work during the burial of a person who passed away due to the coronavirus in Manaus on June 17. Brazil confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus on February 26. Nearly four months later, the country is staring at 50,000 deaths --a figure likely to be crossed this weekend. (Bruno Kelly / REUTERS)

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Gravediggers work during the burial of a person who passed away due to the coronavirus in Manaus on June 17. Brazil confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus on February 26. Nearly four months later, the country is staring at 50,000 deaths --a figure likely to be crossed this weekend. (Bruno Kelly / REUTERS)

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People play volleyball despite a prohibition on collective sport activities at the Botafogo beach in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro still downplays the risks of the virus, saying the impact of social isolation measures on the economy could be worse than the disease itself. Specialists believe the actual number of cases in Brazil could be up to seven times higher than the official statistic. (Mauro Pimentel / AFP)

Updated on Jun 20, 2020 5:35 PM

People play volleyball despite a prohibition on collective sport activities at the Botafogo beach in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro still downplays the risks of the virus, saying the impact of social isolation measures on the economy could be worse than the disease itself. Specialists believe the actual number of cases in Brazil could be up to seven times higher than the official statistic. (Mauro Pimentel / AFP)

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People use escalators at de Mercadao de Madureira market during its reopening in Rio de Janeiro on June 17. Pressure from Bolsonaro and public fatigue after months of ineffective state and local isolation orders has led governors and mayors to begin lifting restrictions on commerce and other economic activity. (Pilar Olivares / REUTERS)

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People use escalators at de Mercadao de Madureira market during its reopening in Rio de Janeiro on June 17. Pressure from Bolsonaro and public fatigue after months of ineffective state and local isolation orders has led governors and mayors to begin lifting restrictions on commerce and other economic activity. (Pilar Olivares / REUTERS)

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Beth Cheirosinha works in the sale of the Amazonian herbal remedies at the river market Ver-o-Peso in Belem on June 16. Public health experts have warned that loosening restrictions too soon threatens to accelerate contagion and drive up fatalities. Even regions once considered examples of successful efforts against the virus are now struggling. (Ueslei Marcelino / REUTERS)

Updated on Jun 20, 2020 5:35 PM

Beth Cheirosinha works in the sale of the Amazonian herbal remedies at the river market Ver-o-Peso in Belem on June 16. Public health experts have warned that loosening restrictions too soon threatens to accelerate contagion and drive up fatalities. Even regions once considered examples of successful efforts against the virus are now struggling. (Ueslei Marcelino / REUTERS)

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A man receives food distributed by Central Unica das Favelas (CUFA), a Brazilian non-governmental organization, at Heliopolis slum in Sao Paulo on June 18. A worsening outbreak could weigh on already grim economic forecasts. The government has said the economy will contract by 4.7% this year, while economists surveyed by the central bank think it will fall more than 6%. (Amanda Perobelli / REUTERS)

Updated on Jun 20, 2020 5:35 PM

A man receives food distributed by Central Unica das Favelas (CUFA), a Brazilian non-governmental organization, at Heliopolis slum in Sao Paulo on June 18. A worsening outbreak could weigh on already grim economic forecasts. The government has said the economy will contract by 4.7% this year, while economists surveyed by the central bank think it will fall more than 6%. (Amanda Perobelli / REUTERS)

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Members of the ‘Tempero de Criola’ band perform a small concert for residents of the Turano favela, in Rio de Janeiro on June 19. Latin America has registered 90,439 deaths to the coronavirus, according to a Reuters tally, with nearly 2 million cases. Brazil alone accounts for over half of both figures. (Silvia Izquierdo / AP)

Updated on Jun 20, 2020 5:35 PM

Members of the ‘Tempero de Criola’ band perform a small concert for residents of the Turano favela, in Rio de Janeiro on June 19. Latin America has registered 90,439 deaths to the coronavirus, according to a Reuters tally, with nearly 2 million cases. Brazil alone accounts for over half of both figures. (Silvia Izquierdo / AP)

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