coronavirus in Brazil

Jade Carabajal-Richter worries about a lack of beds for patients with the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) as case numbers surge at a hospital in Lakin, Kansas, US, November 19, 2020. Picture taken November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare
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Why US, Brazil witnessing surge in infection among youth

In March, about 2,030 Brazilians aged 30 to 39 died from Covid-19. Among those in their 40s, there have been 4,150 fatalities in March, up from 1,823 in January, and for those 20-29, deaths jumped...

An aerial view shows gravediggers wearing protective suits carrying a coffin during burial of a person who died from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at Vila Formosa cemetery, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 23, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. Reuters/Amanda Perobelli
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Brazil becomes 2nd nation to top 300,000 Covid deaths, as minister pledges 1 million shots per day

Health care workers receive a dose of the Sinovac's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, after Brazil health regulator Anvisa approved its emergency use at Hospital das Clinicas in Sao Paulo, Brazil January 17, 2021. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
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Brazil clears emergency use of Sinovac, AstraZeneca vaccines, shots begin