Horrifying Picture from Brazil: People Dig Mass Graves for Coronavirus Victims...

[SouthernCal_Dem]

Brazil Is in Coronavirus Free Fall

Hospitals are on the brink of collapse, cemeteries are burying people in mass graves, and still, we refuse to take this virus seriously.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/08/opinion/brazil-coronavirus-bolsonaro.html

Opinion article
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[hlthe2b]

1. I can't say what I'm thinking, but I am shedding tears for all who suffer at hands of incompetent

and authoritarian "leaders"... (Brazil and elsewhere--including here).

[RKP5637]

2. And tRump said in the beginning, just a little flu, might have a cough, many just go to work and

it'll be fine. And Kushner calls it a democratic hoax/fake or whatever. Damn, these asses are beyond stupid!

[dreamland]

3. How many of those died with the hydroxychloroquine med?

They bought millions of the "cure"

[Trailrider1951]

4. Thank you for posting this. I've noticed that most right-wingers I hear these days

are not longer saying, "It's just like the flu!". I fear for our future this fall.

On a side note, if you give www.nytimes.com your e-mail address, you can access the articles. They just nag you to subscribe. Hope this helps!

[area51]

5. Bolsonaro appears to want to follow in Dementia Donnie's footsteps,

so sadly, this doesn't surprise me.

[sanatanadharma]

6. Brazil scares us in Uruguay

Uruguay has done quite well so far.

As of June 9, Uruguay (3.4 million) has had 846 confirmed cases with 23 deaths, since the 3/13 first case.
There are fewer than six dozen currently sick and half a dozen in ICU. No new cases were reported for two days in a row, then one new case yesterday.

However, the northern land border with Brazil is cause for concern. The border city of Rivera is a recent hot spot.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

7. Not sure I agree with the headline. From this, and other photos, ...

... it looks like Brazilians are digging many individual graves, not mass graves. To me, a mass grave means "one hole, many bodies". I think I remember photos of mass graves in Iran, but not Brazil.