Brazil registers a quarter of a million virustilfælde in a week

Brazil had been the worst week since the coronavirus broke out in the country, with over a quarter of a million new cases in the last seven days.

It shows the most recent figures from the country's health ministry on Sunday local time.

So is 259.105 brazilians have been tested positive with corona virus over the past week.

Brazil has also registered the second-highest weekly number of deaths, where 7005 coronapatienter the past week have lost their lives.

the Week before was the highest number of deaths registered with 7285 dead.

The latest grim figures come at the same time, with demonstrators in several brazilian cities, but also in Stockholm, London and Barcelona, have taken to the streets to protest against the brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro.

the Demonstrators are unhappy with the Bolsonaros handling of the health crisis.

the President has generally neglected the outbreak of the coronavirus in Brazil, although there has so far registered more than 57,000 deaths among coronapatienter in the country.

Bolsonaro has, among other things, compared the virus with the 'a little cold'.

the President has also criticized the measures introduced in the attempt to curb the spread of infection.

Experts have also pointed out that the real number of smittetilfælde and deaths in Brazil is likely much higher than official figures.

the county board of Health began this week to test everyone with suspected coronavirus in the public healthcare system, but few tests are still a problem in the country, with 212 million inhabitants.

Although the spread of the corona virus is still not under control in Brazil is pushing some local authorities on to open their economies.

the Rio, there is næsthårdest hit after São Paulo, for example, has allowed the shops to reopen, and football matches are resumed - and perhaps even with fans from 10. July.