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SAO PAULO -- Major social media companies are taking aim at Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's dismissal of social distancing, joining others in the country who have lined up against his controversial stance regarding the new coronavirus. Source

ATLANTA -- A small, private funeral service for the Rev. Joseph E. Lowery will be held this week out of concerns about the coronavirus, but a large public memorial for the civil rights leader will be held this fall, family members said Tuesday. Source

Full coverage at CTVNews.ca/Coronavirus Tracking every case of COVID-19 in Canada PM Trudeau says more medical supplies coming in days as industry retools Source

HALIFAX -- The Nova Scotia RCMP says people claiming to have COVID-19 are threatening to cough on police officers. The Mounties say, over the past several days, a number of RCMP officers have reported being threatened to be coughed on by people claiming to have the virus. Source

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL -- Israeli police with face masks and batons and backed by surveillance helicopters have stepped up patrols of ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighbourhoods that have become coronavirus hotspots. This week has seen tense altercations, and some rabbis have admitted that their communities, where prayer and scripture study are traditionally communal, are not observing new social distancing regulations. Source

Prisoners' advocates are ramping up calls to release lower-risk offenders after the Correctional Service Canada (CSC) confirmed COVID-19 cases in two penitentiaries — and are warning that maintaining crowded conditions behind bars during a global pandemic could have disastrous consequences. Source

WASHINGTON -- China's decision to lock down the city of Wuhan, ground zero for the global COVID-19 pandemic, may have prevented more than 700,000 new cases by delaying the spread of the virus, researchers said Tuesday. Source

TORONTO -- After cancellations started to snowball for Toronto dog walker Joe Rutherford in March, he feared he wouldn’t be able to make rent in April. He quickly lost more than 80 per cent of his business in 48 hours as the COVID-19 pandemic worsened and more clients began to work from home. Source

TORONTO -- After cancellations started to snowball for Toronto dog walker Joe Rutherford in March, he feared he wouldn’t be able to make rent in April. He quickly lost more than 80 per cent of his business in 48 hours as the COVID-19 pandemic worsened and more clients began to work from home. Source

Full coverage at CTVNews.ca/Coronavirus Tracking every case of COVID-19 in Canada PM Trudeau says more medical supplies coming in days as industry retools Source