01 April 2021 1 Min Read

Brazil faces "very serious situation" in pandemic - WHO

in News / World by Silke Koltrowitz and Stephanie Nebehay
Brazil, where a more transmissible virus variant is circulating, has become an epicenter of the pandemic.
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A number of states in Brazil are in critical condition and hospitals are overwhelmed by the Covid-19 pandemic, World Health Organisation epidemiologist Maria van Kerkhove told a briefing on Thursday.

"Indeed there is a very serious situation going on in Brazil right now, where we have a number of states in critical condition," she said, adding that many hospital intensive care units are more than 90% full.

Brazil, where a more transmissible virus variant is circulating, has become an epicenter of the pandemic.

Reuters

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