Supporters of the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, protest against the governor of the state of Sao Paulo, Joao Doria, on Avenida Paulista, in the central region of the city of Sao Paulo, on May 24, 2020.  | Fabio Vieira/FotoRua/NurPhoto via Getty Images

The country’s death toll is climbing as its president resists shutting down the economy.

In an effort to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, President Donald Trump will soon ban travelers coming from the latest hotspot: Brazil.

Any noncitizen who has been in Brazil within the last 14 days will be turned away starting Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. Trump had initially said the ban wouldn’t go into effect until Thursday but then moved up the effective date.

Brazil has the highest daily Covid-19 death rate worldwide and could see deaths increase fivefold by August to 125,000. President