Brazil crosses the mark of 1,000 daily Covid-19 deaths, Trump considering a travel ban

Brazil's Health Ministry announced the country had 1,179 Covid-19 confirmed deaths in the last day, an all-time high. Since the pandemic started, the South American country death toll is 17,971, out of 271,628 people who have tested positive for the virus.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he is considering a travel ban: “Brazil is having some trouble, no question about it,” Trump said in response to a question from a reporter at the start of a cabinet meeting this Tuesday. “I don’t want people coming in here and infecting our people.”