Brazil - Coronavirus COVID-19

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Genomic characterisation of an emergent SARS-CoV-2 lineage in Manaus: preliminary findings

Countries are bracing for the impact of more contagious virus variants.

New coronavirus variants could cause more reinfections, require updated vaccines

Covid-19: Brazil hospitals 'run out of oxygen' for virus patients

Covid-19: Brazil virus already in UK ‘not variant of concern’, scientist says

Covid: How worrying are the UK, South Africa, and Brazil coronavirus variants?

 

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Brazil variant (P.1)
Where and when was it discovered?
Sequencing studies found the variant in Brazil, mainly in Rio de Janeiro, as early as July 2020. Researchers in Japan discovered it in travelers from Brazil in early January 2021.

Where is it now?
It has been confirmed in Brazil, Peru, Germany, South Korea and Japan, among other places. On Jan. 25, Minnesota health officials confirmed the first U.S. case of the Brazil variant in a resident with recent travel history to Brazil.

What makes it different?
The variant has more than a dozen alterations, several of which are found on the virus’s spike protein, which binds the virus to a cell. Because of that, researchers think the strain is probably more transmissible. There is also some early evidence that antibodies might not recognize the P.1 variant, which could lead to reinfection.

Will vaccines work?
There’s no strong evidence right now that suggests that vaccines won’t work against the Brazil variant. However, scientists have raised the possibility that this variant can evade antibodies, which would impact the current vaccines’ effectiveness.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/interactive/2021/01/25/covid-variants/

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First U.S. case of highly transmissible Brazil coronavirus variant identified in Minnesota

 

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Brazil coronavirus: No vaccines, no leadership, no end in sight. How nation has become a global threat - CNN
March 22, 2021

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Brazil plagued by highly-contagious Covid variant
March 24, 2021
Hospital ICUs are at 90 percent or higher in nearly half the country. Experts warn Brazil is now a breeding ground for newer strains of the virus.

 

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Signs of collapse abound in Brazil - CNN
Signs of collapse across Brazil as Covid spirals out of control. Bolsonaro seems to have little response
Sat March 27, 2021

“The scene is a microcosm of what is playing out across Brazil right now amid a brutal and out-of-control wave of Covid-19.
On Thursday night, Brazil's Health Ministry reported the gruesome figure of more than 100,000 new Covid-19 cases confirmed in a single day, the country's highest such figure since the pandemic began.“

 

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As daily deaths near 4,000, worst may lie ahead for Brazil

“Brazil currently accounts for one-quarter of the entire world’s daily COVID-19 deaths, far more than any other single nation, and health experts are warning that the nation is on the verge of even greater calamity.

The nation’s seven-day average of 2,400 deaths a day stands to reach to 3,000 within weeks, six experts told the Associated Press. That’s nearly the worst level seen by the U.S., though Brazil has two-thirds its population. Spikes of daily deaths could soon hit 4,000; on Friday there were 3,650.“

 

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“The World Health Organization’s director, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Monday called for everyone in Brazil to muster a serious response — “whether it’s the government or the people.”

“It’s a concerted effort of all actors that will really reverse this upward trend. It is actually very fast and accelerating really, really fast,” he said. “Especially we’re worried about the (weekly) death rate, which doubled in just one month from 7,000 to 15,000.”

The virus's spread has been turbocharged by the more contagious P.1 variant that has become cause for concern beyond Brazil’s borders, not just in South America. It has already been identified in the U.S., this week in New York. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, said Wednesday that his team will be meeting with Brazilian authorities and are “quite concerned” about the situation in Brazil.”

As daily deaths near 4,000, worst may lie ahead for Brazil

 

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A Collapse Foretold: How Brazil’s Covid-19 Outbreak Overwhelmed Hospitals

 

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March 31, 2021

As Virus and Economic Woes Ravage Brazil, Bolsonaro Improvises and Confounds

Brazil faces health system collapse as covid-19 cases skyrocket

 

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Amid Brazil's tragedy, our hope is the prospect of Bolsonaro's defeat next year | Celso Amorim

 

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[URL="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-56598866"]Brazil: More than 60,000 people died of Covid-19 in March[/URL]

 

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As Brazil becomes COVID-19 epicenter, cases rise across South America

 

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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/30/cov...of-control-says-sao-paulo-based-reporter.html
March 30, 2021

 

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Sao Paulo exhumes old graves to make space for surging COVID-19 burials
April 1, 2021


Coronavirus: Brazil records deadliest month as crisis deepens - CNN Video
April 2, 2021

 

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Hydroxychloroquine and other 'miracle cures' continue to fuel Brazil's outbreak

 

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Brazil's daily deaths from COVID pass 4,000 for first time

 

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Covid: Brazil has more than 4,000 deaths in 24 hours for first time

 

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Brazil's Bolsonaro ignores calls for lockdown to slow covid deaths

“RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday there would be “no national lockdown,” ignoring growing calls from health experts a day after the nation saw its highest number of covid-19 deaths in 24 hours since the pandemic began.“

 

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Brazil coronavirus: Record 4,000 daily deaths reported as Bolsonaro shrugs off criticism he is 'genocidal' - CNN

“Bolsonaro, who has continued to downplay the seriousness of his country's health crisis, brushed off claims he was to blame for the country's spiraling death toll. The President has repeatedly opposed lockdowns and restrictive measures, and criticized governors and mayors with insulting language for implementing them.”

 

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‘Out of control’: Brazil’s COVID surge sparks regional fears

“Bolsonaro’s catastrophic response
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is increasingly being blamed for undermining the severity of the virus.

Even in the pandemic’s darkest hour, the far-right leader continues to ignore callsfrom health officials for a national lockdown, attacks the use of masks, ignores science, peddles unproven remedies and told Brazilians this week “there’s no use crying over spilled milk”, referring to Brazil’s soaring death toll.“