What is happening with the world? And more specifically, what is happening in Brazil??

These last days haven't been easy to follow. The cruel episode in US, with the death of George Flyod, the pandemic of coronavirus making victims all around the world and killing a thousand people (or more) a day in Brazil, millions of students without school, a little boy who fell from the 9th floor from a building in Recife (he was looking for his mom, a maid who was downstairs walking the dog of the family she works for. The boy had to accompany his mom to her work since daycares and schools remain closed because of the new coronavirus pandemics). His death shocked Brazil and brought a lot of discussion. By the time Miguel's mom was walking the dog, Miguel was being taken care by his mom's employer, Sari. She let him leave the apartment and be alone in the elevator. Sari was arrested, but she left jail after paying a bail.

Still talking about the coronavirus, now the WHO has announced that studies with hydroxychloroquine will be resumed. Bolsonaro, Brazil's president, has always defended the use of chloroquine and he insisted in the large use of the medication to treat patients with Covid-19. Believe it or not, Brazil remains without a Minister of Health after the president had disagreements with the two former Ministers. He continues to blame the press for being against his Government and he is openly against the most popular Brazilian TV network (Rede Globo), the president keeps walking outside without mask and yesterday one of his most famous supporters (and a very controversial one), Olavo de Carvalho, recorded a video complaining about the president. Protests took place in some cities against president Bolsonaro. And the latest polemic is about the numbers of the infected and deaths. Since the Health Minister left, the chart with the information of coronavirus in Brazil has changed, there is no more daily live report/interview in the Health Ministry. Unfortunately the situation in Brazil is not good yet, far from that. I do hope this terrible scenario changes soon. May Brazil and other affected countries recover soon and celebrate Covid-19 zero cases just as New Zealand did today.

Coronavirus in Brasilia
16629 confirmed cases, 214 deaths.

Chart from the DF Health Secretary. May 8th, 2020. The information is updated twice a day, at noon and at 6pm http://www.coronavirus.df.gov.br/.