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Eugene

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Wed Mar 10, 2021, 07:27 PM Mar 2021

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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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-56342303

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