The newly-appointed Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga speaks in a press conference in Brasilia, Brazil, March 16, 2021. Brazil registered 2,841 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, a new record daily increase, raising the death toll to 282,127, the Ministry of Health said Tuesday. The ministry also reported 83,926 new cases, bringing the national count to 11,603,535. (Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua)
