Coronavirus death toll passes 1,000 in Brazil

Brasília (AFP) - Brazil, the hardest-hit Latin American country in the coronavirus pandemic, passed the mark of 1,000 deaths on Friday, the health ministry said.With a worldwide death toll of more than 100,000, Brazil's figure is still relatively small compared to the number of deaths in countries such as Italy (more than 18,000), the United States (nearly 17,000) and Spain (nearly 16,000).Experts predict the outbreak will only start to peak in Brazil toward late April.