Brazilian President tells citizens to ‘stop whining’ as COVID deaths hit record highs

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsanaro has told citizens to “stop whining” about the pandemic — despite the nation recording two straight days of record deaths from COVID-19.

The President has also spoken about the urgency to lift restrictions.

Almost 1,800 people died on Friday, taking Brazil’s total death toll over 262,000 — the second highest in the world after the US.

The South American nation has registered nearly 10.9 million COVID-19 cases.

The inter-ministerial task force, which includes the Health Ministry and the…