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Covid-19: Brazil experts issue warning as hospitals 'close to collapse'
Source: BBC
Covid-19: Brazil experts issue warning as hospitals 'close to collapse'
10 March 2021
Health systems in most of Brazil's largest cities are close to collapse because of Covid-19 cases, its leading health institute warns.
More than 80% of intensive care unit beds are occupied in the capitals of 25 of Brazil's 27 states, Fiocruz said.
Experts warn that the highly contagious variant in Brazil may have knock-on effects in the region and beyond.
"Brazil is a threat to humanity," Fiocruz epidemiologist Jesem Orellana told the AFP news agency.
The country has recorded more than 266,000 deaths and 11 million cases since the pandemic began
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10 March 2021
Health systems in most of Brazil's largest cities are close to collapse because of Covid-19 cases, its leading health institute warns.
More than 80% of intensive care unit beds are occupied in the capitals of 25 of Brazil's 27 states, Fiocruz said.
Experts warn that the highly contagious variant in Brazil may have knock-on effects in the region and beyond.
"Brazil is a threat to humanity," Fiocruz epidemiologist Jesem Orellana told the AFP news agency.
The country has recorded more than 266,000 deaths and 11 million cases since the pandemic began
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-56342303
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Earlier DU thread: Brazil's variant breeding ground is a threat to the entire world