FILE PHOTO: Brazil's Minister of Health Luiz Henrique Mandetta gestures during a news conference, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Brasilia, Brazil April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's health minister urged the government to speak with a unified voice in its fight against the new coronavirus, calling out President Jair Bolsonaro for downplaying the threat ahead of what are likely to be the two toughest months for the outbreak.
In an television interview airing late on Sunday, Health Minister Henrique Mandetta also criticized people for gathering in public without referring directly to Bolsonaro, who hit the streets over the weekend, drawing crowds and greeting followers.
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