NEW: The coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 400,000 lives globally, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University. More than a quarter of those deaths were in the US, according to an NBC News' tally.
Elsewhere, fears continued to mount over the growing number of cases in Latin America, particularly Brazil, where almost 673,000 cases have been recorded and over 36,000 people have died, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
Brazil has removed months of data on its COVID-19 epidemic from public view, as President Jair Bolsonaro defended delays and changes to official record-keeping of the world’s second-largest coronavirus outbreak, Reuters reported Sunday. Bolsonaro has repeatedly played down the dangers of the pandemic, replaced medical experts in the Health Ministry with military officials and argued against state lockdowns to fight the virus.Meanwhile, China released a white paper on the county's response to COVID-19 pandemic, reiterating the official party line that Chinese officials released information about the novel virus in a timely and transparent manner.
President Donald Trump’s administration has accused China of cover-ups and lack of transparency regarding the pandemic, which originated in the city of Wuhan. However, the 84-page white paper called accusation that China concealed epidemic information and death figures “baseless,” reiterating Beijing’s official position.Eric Baculinao, Leou Chen and Reuters
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