DatawatchRussia and Brazil becoming new epicenters of coronavirus
Outbreaks in heavily indebted countries pose risk to global economy
COVID-19 cases are rapidly rising in countries such as Brazil and Russia, even as they contemplate loosening restrictions on private business activity. (Reuters and AP)
NAOYUKI TOYAMA, KAZUHIRO KIDA and KAZUYA MANABE, Nikkei staff writers
SAO PAULO/TOKYO -- While the U.S. and Europe move to reopen their economies, novel coronavirus cases are increasing rapidly in a number of big developing countries. New infections in developing countries have overtaken those in the rich world, with the number of new confirmed infections hitting 50,000 on Friday.