‘A biological Fukushima’: Brazil COVID-19 deaths on track to rival US

Brazil’s brutal surge in COVID-19 deaths will soon surpass the worst of a record January wave in the United States, and with hospitals at breaking point it could exceed total US deaths.

“It’s a nuclear reactor that has set off a chain reaction and is out of control. It’s a biological Fukushima,” said Miguel Nicolelis, a Brazilian doctor and professor at Duke University, who is closely tracking the virus. The country dragged its feet last year as the world raced to secure vaccines, slowing the launch of a national immunisation program.Despite the recent surge, Brazilian officials are insistent that the country can soon return to something resembling business as usual.

With weak measures failing to combat contagion, COVID-19 cases and deaths are accumulating faster than ever.Sao Paulo state, Brazil’s most populous with 46 million residents, registered almost 1400 deaths in the latest count. Health officials said the figure was partly due to the Easter holiday, which delayed the count.

“The fact is the anti-lockdown narrative of President Jair Bolsonaro has won,” Lago told The Associated Press. “Mayors and governors are politically prohibited from beefing up social distancing policies because they know supporters of the President, including business leaders, will sabotage it.”COVID-19 patients are using more than 90 per cent of beds in intensive care unit in most Brazilian states, though figures have been stable since the past week.

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No, a monumental fuku by their leader. Elect a new one.

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