one uncomfortable. more than 1,600 pregnant women have died in brazil since the beginning of the pandemic. the bbc has obtained exclusive footage from the only intensive care unit for pregnant women with covid i9 in sao paulo. bbc brasil s nathalia passarinho reports. sings along with music. 23 year old laryssa has always dreamt of being a mother. just a year ago, she was 35 weeks pregnant with twin boys. translation: we started thinking of names, in casei we had boys or girls. we thought about clothes and the crib. since the beginning, we started to plan everything. but her dream was taken away too soon. after being diagnosed with covid i9, she was admitted to an icu in sao paulo. shortly after an emergency c section, she died
her babies were born on the same day. translation: for me, it was a big shock. - i fell down to my knees near the doctor s feet. i couldn t believe it. do you believe there is something that could have been done differently to save aline s life? i wish i had taken the vaccine for covid. brazil has the second highest number of covid related deaths worldwide, yet only over 16% of the population have been fully vaccinated so far. and until the pandemic is brought under control in brazil, thousands of pregnant women will remain at risk. nathalia passarinho, bbc news. zimbabwe s president says more needs to be done to tackle the country s crystal meth crisis, which is an issue amongst children
bbc brasil s nathalia passarinho reports. sings along with music. 23 year old laryssa has always dreamt of being a mother. just a year ago, she was 35 weeks pregnant with twin boys. translation: we started thinking of names, in casei we had boys or girls. we thought about clothes and the crib. since the beginning, we started to plan everything. but her dream was taken away too soon. after being diagnosed with covid 19, she was admitted to an icu in sao paulo. shortly after an emergency c section, she died of a cardiac arrest. translation: i saw the babies, i saw what true love is. - but when i received the news, it was so difficult. how could my whole world fall apart in a matter of hours? laryssa is one of more than 1,000 pregnant women who have died from covid in brazil this year. neonatal wards in the country have been filled with premature
do you believe there is something that could have been done differently to save aline s life? i wish i had taken the vaccine for covid. brazil has the second highest number of covid related deaths worldwide, yet only over i6% of the population have been fully vaccinated so far. and until the pandemic is brought under control in brazil, thousands of pregnant women will remain at risk. nathalia passarinho, bbc news. australia s third largest city, brisbane, is to go into lockdown shortly in an attempt to contain the spread of the delta variant of coronavirus. the deputy premier of queensland said millions of residents in brisbane and several other areas would be ordered to stay at home for three days. i m joined now by our correspondent shaima khalil.
under control in brazil, thousands of pregnant women will remain at risk. nathalia passarinho, bbc news. let s get some of the day s other news. the internet retail giant amazon has been fined almost $900 million for breaking the european union s data protection laws. it s the biggest fine ever imposed under the eu s privacy regulations. the company has called the decision baseless and says it plans to appeal. a covid outbreak first discovered in the chinese city of nanjing has spread to five provinces and beijing, with state media calling it the most extensive since wuhan. almost 200 people have been infected since the virus was first detected at the city s busy airport on the 20th ofjuly. all flights from nanjing airport will be suspended