Brazil health minister: More restrictive COVID-19 measures may be needed

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said on Wednesday that more restrictive measures might be needed to lock down social interaction as the coronavirus epidemic advances.

Mandetta said he knows Brazil has lots of coronavirus cases that are not part of official figures, and the official numbers will rise.

(Reporting by Gabriel Stargardter; Editing by Sandra Maler)