'A biological Fukushima': Brazil COVID-19 deaths on track to pass worst of U.S. wave

[Judi Lynn]

APRIL 6, 20215:58 PMUPDATED 6 HOURS AGO
By Pedro Fonseca
4 MIN READ

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil’s brutal surge in COVID-19 deaths will soon surpass the worst of a record January wave in the United States, scientists forecast, with fatalities climbing for the first time above 4,000 in a day on Tuesday as the outbreak overwhelms hospitals.

Brazil’s overall death toll trails only the U.S. outbreak, with nearly 337,000 killed, according to Health Ministry data, compared with more than 555,000 dead in the United States.

But with Brazil’s healthcare system at the breaking point, the country could exceed total U.S. deaths, despite having a population two-thirds that of the United States, two experts told Reuters.

“It’s a nuclear reactor that has set off a chain reaction and is out of control. It’s a biological Fukushima,” said Miguel Nicolelis, a Brazilian doctor and professor at Duke University, who is closely tracking the virus.

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[MFM008]

1. that idiot running the country

is a danger to the entire world

[tanyev]

2. Thank God we got rid of Trump or the two of them would be tag teaming it.