COVID-19 vaccinations at Cacique de Ramos, Rio de Janeiro
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil on Thursday set a daily record of 4,249 COVID-19 deaths, with overwhelmed hospitals running low on supplies and the Senate about to open an investigation into the response of the government of President Jair Bolsonaro, who has played down the pandemic from the start.
Brazil is nearing the single-day record that the United States registered on Jan. 20 of 4,405 deaths, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Brazil’s outbreak is spiraling out of control, with vaccines in short supply and Bolsonaro fighting lockdowns.
The public healthcare system has shown growing signs of buckling under the caseload, and a survey by the National Association of Private Hospitals (ANAHP) this week suggests even the richest hospitals are running short on critical medicine.
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BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil on Thursday set a daily record of 4,249 COVID-19 deaths, with overwhelmed hospitals running low on supplies and the Senate about to open an investigation into the response of the government of President Jair Bolsonaro, who has played down the pandemic from the start.
A healthcare worker shows the syringe to a woman after applying a dose of Sinovac s CoronaVac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Cacique de Ramos, one of the most traditional carnival blocks of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
Brazil is nearing the single-day record that the United States registered on Jan. 20 of 4,405 deaths, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Brazil’s outbreak is spiraling out of control, with vaccines in short supply and Bolsonaro fighting lockdowns.
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More of Brazil s Covid victims are laid to rest in mass graves as daily death toll hits a record 4,249 and senate opens inquiry into President Bolsonaro s handling of the crisis while he urges people not to cry over spilled milk
Brazil recorded 4,249 Covid deaths in last 24 hours, beating previous one-day record of 4,195 on Wednesday
Country s overall death toll now stands at 345,025, the second-highest in the world after the United States
President Bolsonaro continues to play down risks of the virus, urging people not to cry over spilled milk
He hit out as senators opened a probe into his handling of the pandemic, which has seen 13.2million infected