Brazil passes 400,000 Covid-19 fatalities with high death toll to plateau for months | Malay Mail

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 30 ― Brazil yesterday became the second country to pass 400,000 Covid-19 deaths after the United States, and experts warned the daily toll could remain high for several months due to slow vaccinations and loosening social restrictions. Brazil yesterday registered 3,001 new...

Friday, 30 Apr 2021 07:31 AM MYT

A brutal surge of coronavirus infections this year has pushed hospitals around the country to the brink of their capacities and led to 100,000 deaths in just over a month. “Brazil will repeat the same mistake as last year,” said epidemiologist Pedro Hallal, who led a national study on Covid-19. The surge in infections is being driven by the P.1 coronavirus variant discovered in Brazil that is believed to be 2.5 times more contagious that the original version.

The experts blamed the death toll on the failure of government ― from President Jair Bolsonaro to many state governors and mayors ― to launch a strong enough response to the pandemic. The vaccination campaign has faltered with the Health Ministry over the weekend saying that 30% fewer vaccines were received than expected in January to April.

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