‘You can’t recover from death’: Argentina’s Covid-19 response has been the opposite of Brazil’s

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Argentina closed swiftly, while Brazil downplayed the crisis. The difference is reflected in their pandemic figures

When Alberto Fernández took office as Argentina’s president in December, his inauguration was boycotted by Brazil’s hard-right leader, who dismissed Fernández and his vice-president, the two-time former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, as “leftwing bandits”.

Related: Brazil: largest rise in Covid-19 deaths follows Bolsonaro ‘worst is over’ claim

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Up to 43m Americans could lose health insurance amid pandemic, report says

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Prior to pandemic, 160 million got insurance through their job – but up to 7 million are unlikely to find new plans, say researchers

As many as 43 million Americans could lose their health insurance in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute.

Prior to the pandemic, 160 million Americans, or roughly half the population, received their medical insurance through their job. The tidal wave of layoffs triggered by quarantine measures now threatens that coverage for millions.

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‘We can’t stay home’: how America’s poorest state is trying to reopen | World news | The Guardian

“It’s irresponsible and it’s unproductive,” she said.

Campbell is a physical therapist at a hospital, working exclusively with Covid-19 patients, some of whom are recovering from critical illness. She acknowledged the caseload had gone down in recent days, but argued that the lull should reinforce the need to keep the city closed down.

“People are making a willful decision to put other people at risk, and I have seen the consequences of doing that,” Campbell said, as a gentle breeze wafted over her garden. “If they had seen what I have, I think their behaviour would be different.”

Source: ‘We can’t stay home’: how America’s poorest state is trying to reopen | World news | The Guardian

“The biggest threat to Brazil’s ability to successfully combat the spread of the coronavirus and tackle the unfolding public health crisis is the country’s president, Jair Bolsonaro” says @TheLancet @richardhorton1 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/09/brazils-president-bolsonaro-must-drastically-change-course-on-covid-19-says-the-lancet?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other …pic.twitter.com/eo59UFGzA5

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“The biggest threat to Brazil’s ability to successfully combat the spread of the coronavirus and tackle the unfolding public health crisis is the country’s president, Jair Bolsonaro” says @TheLancet @richardhorton1 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/09/brazils-president-bolsonaro-must-drastically-change-course-on-covid-19-says-the-lancet?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other … pic.twitter.com/eo59UFGzA5

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