Brazil's strongman leader and a deadly COVID-19 variant are a âperfect stormâ for the worldâs coronavirus epicentre
By North America correspondent Barbara Miller and Alexandre Rampazzo in São Paulo, Brazil
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updated 25
Fabricio tried to ride out COVID-19 by taking azithromycin, but his symptoms worsened.Â
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Even with the coronavirus surging across Brazil, Fabricio Silva Costa never thought he would get COVID-19.
Key points:
Many of Brazil's ICU wards are at 90 per cent or above capacity
Sharp increase of patients under the age of 60 is thought in part to be due to the spread of the Brazil COVID-19 variant