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Brazil passes half a million COVID-19 deaths, experts warn of worse ahead

As of Saturday, June 20 2021, Brazil had registered 500,800 deaths from 17,883,750 confirmed Covid-19 cases. [Courtesy]

Brazil's death toll from Covid-19 surpassed 500,000 on Saturday as experts warn that the world's second-deadliest outbreak may worsen due to delayed vaccinations and the government's refusal to back social distancing measures.

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