Cemetery workers carry the remains of 89-year-old Abilio Ribeiro, who died of the new coronavirus, for burial at the Nossa Senhora Aparecida cemetery in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, on Jan. 6. The day before, Manaus declared a 180-day state of emergency due to a surge of new cases of the coronavirus. Edmar Barros / AP
Originally published on January 22, 2021 2:55 pm
When the health system first collapsed in the Amazonian city of Manaus, Brazil, and COVID-19 victims were buried in mass graves, the mayor sent a desperate appeal to then-President Donald Trump and other world leaders. We are doing our best, but I tell you, it s still very little in [the] face of the oncoming barbarism said Arthur Virgílio Neto in a video message. We cannot be silent. We need all possible help.