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Brazil’s strongman leader and a deadly COVID-19 variant are a ‘perfect storm’ for the world’s coronavirus epicentre – ABC News
When Brazil’s Pedro Dell’Antonia field hospital was set up in July last year, the average age of those admitted was 65. Now doctors put it at around 37.

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…
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