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Thursday 26 March 2020

Boko Haram kills 92 Brazil's Bolsonaro again says
soldiers in Chad in coronavirus concern overblown

country’s worst toll

N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Boko Haram extremists
have killed at least 92 Chadian soldiers in the deadliest
attack on the nation's forces, Chad's president said.
The attack took place overnight Sunday into Monday
in the village of Boma in the Lac province near the
border with Nigeria and Niger.
President Idriss Deby gave the toll on state television
late Tuesday after visiting the site.
"Never in our history have we lost so many men at one
time," he said.
Boko Haram extremists have killed tens of thousands
and forced millions from their homes during their
more than decade-long insurgency. They have car-
ried out numerous attacks in the Lake Chad region
where Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria and Niger come
together.q

Tsunami watch for
Hawaii lifted after

north Pacific quake

MOSCOW (AP) — A 7.5 The Pacific Tsunami
magnitude earthquake Warning Center initially
struck in the northern Pa- warned hazardous waves
cific on Wednesday and were possible in parts of Wearing masks, Brazil's Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta, right, applies alcohol gel on
forecasters said tsunami the Kurils, but later said hands of President Jair Bolsonaro's hands during a press conference on the new coronavirus, at
waves were possible for based on further analysis the Planalto Presidential Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, March 18, 2019.
the nearest shores. A brief that waves of less than Associated Press
tsunami watch for Hawaii 30 centimeters (a foot) By DAVID BILLER ians who are home in self- two dozen members of Bol-
was canceled. above tide level were Associated Press isolation protested what sonaro’s delegation have
The quake struck 219 kilo- possible in the northern RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — they view as his blasé atti- tested positive for the coro-
meters (136 miles) south- Pacific. President Jair Bolsonaro tude toward the pandemic navirus, according to local
southeast of Severo on It noted that the wave on Tuesday stuck with his by leaning from their win- media reports.
Russia's far eastern Kuril Is- height and potential contention that concern dows to bang pots and Bolsonaro has said he test-
lands, the U.S. Geological hazard may vary by ge- about the new coronavirus pans. ed negative for the virus.
Survey said. It was 56 kilo- ography and other local is overblown, and accused Bolsonaro has drawn criti- “In my particular case, with
meters (37 miles) deep. features.q Brazilian media of trying to cism, initially for referring to my history as an athlete, if I

Mexico will receive stoke nationwide hysteria. the virus that causes CO- were infected by the virus,
Bolsonaro said in a nation-
I wouldn’t need to worry,”
VID-19 disease as a “fanta-
cruise ships, but ally televised address that sy” and then, as authorities Bolsonaro said in the ad-
the media had seized on including his own health dress Tuesday.
fumigate passengers the death toll in Italy, which ministry instructed people “I wouldn’t feel anything or,
he said is suffering so se-
to avoid gatherings, for if very affected, it would be
verely because of its elder- going to a March 15 rally like a little flu or little cold.”
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The The department said ly population and colder where he shook support- After the address, the head
Mexican government Mexico's position is that climate. ers’ hands. On March 20, of Brazil’s Senate, Davi Al-
said Wednesday it would "cruise ships can disem- “The virus arrived, we are he called COVID-19 “a little columbre, said that the
continue to receive bark for strictly humani- confronting it, and it will flu.” country requires “serious,
cruise ships "for humani- tarian reasons, without pass shortly. Our lives have About 2,200 people in Brazil responsible leadership”
tarian reasons," but that endangering the port's to continue, jobs should be have been infected so far, and that now isn’t the time
passengers would be population." maintained,” the president with 46 dead. to attack the press or other
"individually fumigated" It is unclear whether there said. For most people, the virus public officials.
before being taken to air- are any more stranded Bolsonaro added that cer- causes only mild or moder- Alcolumbre is in isolation at
ports for return flights to passengers aboard cruise tain Brazilian states should ate symptoms, such as fe- home himself, having been
their home countries. ships in Mexican waters.q abandon their “scorched ver and cough. For some, diagnosed with the virus.

earth” policy of prohibit- especially older adults “We consider grave the
ing public transport, closing and people with existing position expressed by the
business and schools, and health problems, it can president today, on na-
calling for mass confine- cause more severe illness, tional networks, of attack-
ment at home for their resi- including pneumonia, and ing COVID-19 containment
dents. death. measures,” Alcolumbre
He did say people should The vast majority of people said.
be “extremely worried” recover. “The position runs against
about transmitting the vi- Bolsonaro traveled to the the actions adopted by
rus to others, particularly to U.S. earlier this month and other countries and sug-
parents and grandparents. met with President Donald gested by the World Health
As he spoke, some Brazil- Trump. Since then, roughly Organization.q