the health minister, i marcelo queiroga, who i wasjust marcelo queiroga, who i was just mentioning who he be of the same mindset as bolsonaro?— mindset as bolsonaro? it seems that not much is — mindset as bolsonaro? it seems that not much is going — mindset as bolsonaro? it seems that not much is going to _ mindset as bolsonaro? it seems that not much is going to change - mindset as bolsonaro? it seems that not much is going to change with - mindset as bolsonaro? it seems that not much is going to change with thej not much is going to change with the new health minister. who took office just today and he has already said he is not here to propose new things, but to implement what the federal government says, that bolsonaro has the final word, and it has been said, experts have been saying, that bolsonaro decided to sack his last health minister, an army general, in order to protect himself, because the opposition in congress is starting to put together to investigate the diet situation we are in as bolsonaro actually, this has been seen as a move for him to protect himself. —— the dire

marcelo queiroga is the president of the brazilian cardiology society.nd has asked brazilians to wear masks and wash their hands. but he stressed he would follow presidentjair bolsonaro�*s lead. the health ministry executes the government's policy. michael fox is an independent journalist based in brazil. i asked him what brazilians are hoping to expect from this new new health minister. it is definitely an improvement. the man before had no health experience before becoming health minister. so it is a step up. as you said, this man is the president of brazil's cardiology association and that is huge. he has supported science and he has supported science and he has supported vaccines, like you said. so there are big expectations because that is really what the brazilian government now in the brazilian people want to focus on is this question of vaccines. there are still many, many questions. he said yesterday that he is going to defer to bowl scenario and his policies. he said hisjob is not the policies. that is his territory. is a little concerning but

been a glimmer of good news — president bolsonaro's newly installed fourth health minister, marcelo queiroga from the usa sooner than expected. but for some, it's all too late. jose roberto ignacio spent much of his life ferrying the sick and injured to hospital, but earlier this month the retired ambulance driver took the familiar route once more — as a passenger gasping for breath. when the 63—year—old needed intensive care himself, doctors in sao paulo explained there was no more room. translation: all his life | he worked to save people, and in the hour that he needed help there was nothing for him. his son recounted watching his father dying without being able to do anything about it. there's no doubt similar fears for the thousands currently waiting for itu beds across the country. mark lobel, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. the us has suspended a trade pact with myanmar — a responce to the deadliest weekend of violence since february's military coup. more than a hundred people, including several children, were killed on saturday. the biden administration has condemne

marcelo queiroga is the president of the brazilian cardiology society.ions and has asked brazilians to wear masks and wash their hands. but he stressed he would follow presidentjair bolsonaro's lead. the health ministry executes the government's policy. michael fox is an independent journalist based in brazil. i asked him what brazilians are hoping to expect from this new new health minister. it is definitely an improvement. the man had no health experience before becoming health minister. so it is a step up. as you said, this man is the president of brazil's cardiology association and that is huge. he has supported science and he has supported vaccines, like you said. so there are big expectations because that is really what the brazilian government now in the brazilian people want to focus on is this question of vaccines. there are still many, many questions. he said yesterday that he is going to defer to bowl scenario and his policies. he said hisjob is not the policies. that is his territory. is a little concerning but we are going to see how these r

marcelo queiroga is the president of the brazilian cardiology society.ns and has asked brazilians to wear masks and wash their hands. but he said he would respect president jair bolsonaro�*s opposition to lockdowns. here's a little of what he told reporters during a news conference. translation: i am aware of the ureat translation: i am aware of the great responsibility _ translation: i am aware of the great responsibility that - translation: i am aware of the great responsibility that i - great responsibility that i have. that alone i wont to any magic and i wont solve the problems of public health that we have but i'm sure i'll have the help of the brazilians. it is necessary to combine the effort against the pandemic the preservation of economic activity. preservation of economic activi . . , preservation of economic activi. . �*, activity. that is brazil's new health minister, _ activity. that is brazil's new health minister, the - activity. that is brazil's new health minister, the fourth | health minister, the fourth since the start of the pandemic

the new health minister is doctor marcelo queiroga.280—thousand — the second highest total in the world. republicans have stepped up their attacks on president biden — for his handling of a surge of migrant arrivals, including many unaccompanied children at the country's frontier with mexico. last month us officials detained at least 100—housand people, including more than 9,000 unaccompanied children, who had crossed into the united states. the house republican leader kevin mccarthy visited the border in texas and said the blame for the current situation lies firmly with president biden. deb haaland is the new head of the us interior department — making her the first native american to take on the role. this is the moment senators confirmed her appointment — as part of her remit she will oversee the us government's relationship with tribal nations. she is also expected to play a key role in realising president biden's plans to fight climate change. our north america correspondent, peter bowes has more. deb haaland, she is from new mex

been a glimmer of good news — president bolsonaro's newly installed fourth health minister, marcelo queirogan expected. but for some, it's all too late. jose roberto ignacio spent much of his life ferrying the sick and injured to hospital, but earlier this month the retired ambulance driver took the familiar route once more — as a passenger gasping for breath. when the 63—year—old needed intensive care himself, doctors in sao paulo explained there was no more room. translation: all his life | he worked to save people, and in the hour that he needed help there was nothing for him. his son recounted watching his father dying without being able to do anything about it. there's no doubt similar fears for the thousands currently waiting for itu beds across the country. mark lobel, bbc news. a long—awaited world health organisation report into the origins of covid—19, which has been seen by the bbc, is set to be released later today. it concludes that the virus probably originated in bats but passed through an intermediary animal before infecting humans. aruna iyengar has the details. this eagerly

president bolsonaro's newly installed fourth health minister, marcelo queiroga, says brazil could receiveeople to wear facemasks in public. he said reckless behaviour was causing a rise in the number of coronavirus infections. the president's move comes as the director of the centers for disease control and prevention warned of "impending doom" from a potential fourth surge of the pandemic. container ships have started sailing through the suez canal again, after it was blocked for nearly a week. the trapped ever given caused a trafficjam of around 400 other vessels. the canal links the mediterranean to the red sea. experts say the backlog will takes days to clear. schools across the uk are dealing with allegations that they have ignored cases of sexual harrassment or abuse for years and tolerated a culture in which girls and young women do not feel safe. the website everyone's invited is now hosting more than 8,000 allegations of sexual abuse and harassment. the leader of the opposition, sir keir starmer, is calling for a public inquiry, and a senior police officer has called it the next