Church leaders in Brazil call for help as new strain spreads
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Two women receive Covid 19 vaccination in front of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, on Monday
Two women receive Covid 19 vaccination in front of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, on Monday
CHURCH leaders in Brazil have called for urgent support for hospitals as a new strain of the coronavirus spreads rapidly. The country now has the second highest number of Covid-19 deaths after the United States: more than 210,000.
Sister Irene, from the Brazilian organisation REPAM, who works alongside communities throughout the Brazilian Amazon, said: “The situation is dramatic. Many people are dying outside the largest public hospital of Manaus [the capital city of the state of Amazonas] while waiting. The same is happening inside the hospital, due to lack of staff, oxygen, and ICU beds.”