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Brazil battling world’s worst coronavirus outbreak as ‘mutant’ strain spreads – New Zealand Herald
A ‘crazy’ president, a deadly strain spreading and a lack of vaccine have led to disaster.
As the world approaches the first anniversary of the pandemic, Covid-19 continues to leave a trail of death and despair in Brazil, pushing hospitals to the brink as the spread of a more contagious “mutant” strain threatens reinfection.
One of the hardest-hit countries globally second only to the United States in its death toll and third in the world for infections close to 11 million residents have contracted the virus while more than a quarter of a million have died.
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