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Worst may lie ahead for Brazil in coronavirus pandemic with deaths poised to pass US total – ABC News
For the first time, new daily cases in Brazil topped 100,000 on March 25, with predictions that deaths could top 500,000 by July.
Brazil already accounts for one-quarter of the world’s daily coronavirus deaths, but the nation could be on the verge of a far greater crisis, global health experts warn.
Key points:
- New Brazilian COVID-19 cases topped 100,000 on March 25
- The weekly death rate has doubled to 15,000 in just one month
- Only 2 per cent of Brazilians have been fully vaccinated
The nation’s seven-day average of 2,400 deaths stands to reach to 3,000 within weeks, according to six different epidemiologists.
That figure is…
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