Brazil's Bolsonaro plays down coronavirus risk as cases top 1,500
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Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has denied the country’s healthcare system will collapse next month, contradicting his own health minister as the number of deaths in the country jumped 39% and confirmed cases topped 1,500.