The impact of coronavirus in Brazil: politics and the pandemic

Nat Rev Nephrol. 2020 Sep;16(9):483. doi: 10.1038/s41581-020-0327-0.

Abstract

Brazil has been severely affected by the novel coronavirus. At a time when the country needs to concentrate on controlling and fighting the virus, President Bolsonaro has minimized the importance of the pandemic and focused on political battles.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus*
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Pandemics / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
  • Politics*
  • SARS-CoV-2