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Brazils hospitals running out of sedatives as COVID-19 rages 04/15/2021 20:09 RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Hospitals in Brazil were running out of drugs needed to sedate patients on Thursday, with reports of the seriously ill being tied down and intubated without effective sedatives. The scenes playing out across Brazil, one of the countries hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, are placing growing international pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro. Aid group Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)...

U.S. seeks to polish tarnished reputation with new climate change pledges By Valerie Volcovici and Kate Abnett Reuters WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The United States hopes to restore its shattered credibility when it hosts a climate change summit next week by pledging to cut its greenhouse emissions by at least half and securing agreements from allies for faster reductions, according to two sources familiar with the matter. A 50% reduction from 2005 levels by 2030 is a minimum level urged by ...

UPDATE 2-Brazils hospitals running out of sedatives as COVID-19 rages Reuters 8 hrs ago (Adds Health Minister and Sao Paulo Governor comments, COVID-19 daily deaths) RIO DE JANEIRO, April 15 (Reuters) - Brazils hospitals were running out of drugs needed to sedate COVID-19 patients on Thursday, with the government urgently seeking to import supplies amid reports of the seriously ill being tied down and intubated without effective sedatives. Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said Brazil was in t...

FILE PHOTO: EU Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius speaks during a plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, March 9, 2021. Stephanie Lecocq/Pool via REUTERS BRASILIA (Reuters) - The European Unions top environment official told Brazil on Wednesday that the South American countrys updated climate pledge "sends a bad signal" by only committing to reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2060. Like most of the world, Brazil late last year ...

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/brazil-death-toll-rises/"></div>RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazil added an additional 1,480 people to its COVID-19 death toll on Monday, as a looming investigation of how the government has handled the world’s second-deadliest coronavirus outbreak puts increased pressure on right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro. A brutal new wave of COVID-19 in recent weeks has pushed the official toll since...

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 Co...

4 Min Read 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 Sinovacs CoronaVac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Cacique de Ramos, one of the most traditional carnival blo...

5 Min Read SAO PAULO (Reuters) - In his white doctor’s jacket, psychiatrist Flavio Falcone could not get homeless drug addicts to talk. But costumed as a jester with a bright red nose, he has become an icon in Brazil’s “cracolandia,” or crackland: a dangerous wasteland of about eight blocks in the historic center of Sao Paulo where addicts twitch and pushers roam. Falcone’s patients know him as The Clown, not as a doctor. He treats a growing number of Brazilians, driven onto the stree...

Brazils Amazon deforestation data mixed ahead of Biden Earth Day summit Reuters 1 day ago By Jake Spring © Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino FILE PHOTO: Branches and roots are piled on a farm after deforestation in Palmeirante By Jake Spring BRASILIA (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazils Amazon rainforest declined in the first quarter, preliminary government data showed, but the drop may be due mostly to more intense cloud cover this year, and experts point to a concerning jump in ...

Mexico, Brazil will not limit AstraZeneca vaccine after UK blood clot warning By Keren Torres FILE PHOTO: AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is seen at a vaccination center in Ronquieres MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican and Brazilian health regulators said on Wednesday they would not limit the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shot after Britain’s vaccine advisory committee recommended not using it for people under 30, citing rare blood clot risks. Mexico’s drug regulator, Cofepris, sa...