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Covid-19: Brazil experts issue warning as hospitals close to collapse
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image captionOn Tuesday the country recorded 1,972 deaths, a new daily record
Health systems in most of Brazil s largest cities are close to collapse because of Covid-19 cases, its leading health institute warns.
More than 80% of intensive care unit beds are occupied in the capitals of 25 of Brazil s 27 states, Fiocruz said.
Experts warn that the highly contagious variant in Brazil may have knock-on effects in the region and beyond. Brazil is a threat to humanity, Fiocruz epidemiologist Jesem Orellana told the AFP news agency.
The country has recorded more than 270,000 deaths and 11.2 million cases since the pandemic began.
Rio de Janeiro-based research institute Fiocruz said in a report on Tuesday that more than 80% of intensive care unit (ICU) beds are occupied in the capitals of 25 of Brazil's 27 states. In 15 of Brazil's largest cities, 90% of ICU beds occupied. The institute said a growing number of cities risk a collapse of their.
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