'I regret the deaths. But people die every day, from lots of things. That's life,' said Bolsonaro.
Fresh off a bout of COVID-19, President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday nearly everyone will probably end up catching the new coronavirus, urging Brazilians to"face up to it" and saying there was nothing to fear.
Bolsonaro, who is just coming off three weeks in quarantine with a case of the virus, pointed to his own case as an example. "I knew I was going to catch it someday, as I think unfortunately nearly everyone here is going to catch it eventually. What are you afraid of? Face up to it," he said.Bolsonaro has faced criticism for his handling of the pandemic as it has surged in Brazil, the country with the second-highest number of cases and deaths in the world: more than 2.6 million and 92,000, respectively.
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