Brazil president fires health minister over Covid-19 stand-off – as it happened

Dismissal comes after weeks-long stand-off; almost 700 test positive on French aircraft carrier. This blog is now closed.Follow the latest coronavirus blog for live news and updates12.50amBSTThat ’s it for this live blog for today – we’ve fired up a new one at the link below, we’ll continue to bring you rolling coverage of the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic:Related:Coronavirus live news: Trump says 29 states could reopen 'relatively soon' as global deaths near 145,00012.28amBSTThe total number of coronavirus deaths across the world has reached 142,735, according toJohns Hopkins University, which has tracked the spread of the virus during the pandemic.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 16, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Helen Sullivan (now and earlier); Nadeem Badshah, Damien Gayle, Amy Walker, and Simon Murphy Tags: Coronavirus outbreak World news Europe Middle East and North Africa Asia Pacific Science Infectious diseases Australia news China Russia UK news US news Microbiology Medical research Source Type: news