Maskless Brazil President Bolsonaro leads protest AGAINST lockdowns despite 500,000 dying from Covid
Updated: 25 May 2021, 12:16
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THE PRESIDENT of Brazil had led a protest AGAINST lockdowns despite 500,000 of its citizens having died from covid.
Maskless Jair Bolsonaro led thousands of bikers through the streets of Rio de Janeiro to object to restrictions imposed by governors and mayors to stop the killer bug.
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Local mayors and councils have imposed restrictions after the president pushed back at lockdowns and mask wearingCredit: Rex
Brazil currently has the third-highest rate of coronavirus infections, behind only the US and India.
Hospitals are now at breaking point with people dropping dead as they await treatment amid the rise of super-mutant strains which threaten the global fight against the virus.
Maskless Brazil President Bolsonaro leads protest AGAINST lockdowns despite 500,000 dying from Covid
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Babies and kids dying of Covid at an alarming rate in Brazil as killer strain tears through country
Vanessa Chalmers, Digital Health Reporter
Apr 16 2021, 5:58 ET
Updated: Apr 16 2021, 7:27 ET
BABIES and children are dying at an “alarming rate” in Brazil where the coronavirus is rife.
An estimated 1,300 babies have died of Covid since the start of the pandemic in the South American country, which has the second highest death toll worldwide.
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100 people are dying of Covid per hour in Brazil. Pictured: Relatives attend a victim s burial at the Nossa Senhora Aparecida cemetery in Manaus, April 15Credit: AFP
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By comparison, there have been two deaths of babies in the UK out of 150,000 deaths caused by, or involving Covid, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Heartbreaking picture shows dying Covid patient being comforted with ‘fake hand’ so they don’t feel alone
Updated: Apr 15 2021, 11:32 ET
DYING Covid patients in Brazil are being comforted with fake hands -so they don’t feel all alone in hospital.
A moving social media photo shows a bed-ridden pandemic victim s hand being clasped by two rubber gloves filled with warm water.
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A moving social media photo shows a patient s hand clasping two rubber gloves filled with warm water
The gloves are used to remind the person what it is like to feel the comforting touch of another human.
The image has been described on social media as a heartbreaking sign of the times .
Young Brazilians hit by aggressive Covid variant that ‘we can’t stop reaching UK’, expert warns
Vanessa Chalmers, Digital Health Reporter
Apr 12 2021, 5:47 ET
Updated: Apr 12 2021, 6:41 ET
YOUNG Brazilians are being targeted by the aggressive new variant called P1.
Compared to the “original” coronavirus strain, the new Brazilian version has hit the younger age groups hard. Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates.
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Young Brazilians are being wiped out by the aggressive new variant called P1.. Pictured: Doctors in the Municipal Hospital Sao Jos, Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, April 8Credit: Rex
Research groups across the country are reporting that cases have risen in those aged between 30 and 60 by up to six-fold since the new variant emerged.
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