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Brazil’s strongman leader and a deadly COVID-19 variant are a ‘perfect storm’ for the world’s coronavirus epicentre
Even with the coronavirus surging across Brazil, Fabricio Silva Costa never thought he would get COVID-19.
Key points:
- Many of Brazil’s ICU wards are at 90 per cent or above capacity
- Sharp increase of patients under the age of 60 is thought in part to be due to the spread of the Brazil COVID-19 variant
- The country is now belatedly trying to increase its vaccine supplies
“Never, never, never,” he said.
“I always considered myself very strong.”
Since the start of the pandemic, 13 million people in Brazil have contracted the coronavirus, but the 44-year-old insurance broker thought he was doing everything right.
“I do jiujitsu, but I took all the precautions,” he tells the ABC from his hospital bed.
“I stopped training to avoid contact, I worked…
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