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Covid: Brazil hits 500,000 deaths amid 'critical' situation

[서울=아시아뉴스통신] 레악카나기자 송고시간 2021-06-21 02:20

The virus continues to spread in Brazil amid a lack of coordinated measures. (Photo by= Getty Images)

[Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] The number of deaths related to Covid-19 has passed 500,000 in Brazil, the second-highest in the world, as experts say the outbreak could worsen amid slow vaccination and the start of winter, BBC reported.

The virus continues to spread as President Jair Bolsonaro refuses to back measures like social distancing. The health institute Fiocruz says the situation is "critical". Only 15% of adults are fully vaccinated. Congress is investigating the government's handling of the pandemic. Dr. Natalia Pasternak Taschner, a microbiologist at the Question of Science Institute, told the BBC she saw little sign that the rise in victims would slow. "People in Brazil are tired and they normalize death now so I think we still have a long way to go," she said.

The outbreak in Brazil has been fuelled by more transmissible variants of the virus, including the one first identified in the Amazon region and now known as Gamma. An average of 70,000 cases has been confirmed daily in the last week. Meanwhile, President Bolsonaro has been heavily criticized for not implementing a coordinated national response and for his skepticism toward vaccines, lockdowns, and mask-wearing requirements, which he has sought to loosen.
In rallies in Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, and elsewhere, furious Brazilians carried banners with slogans like "Bolsonaro must go" or simply "500,000."


 

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