WATCH: Brazil's Battle with COVID

BRAZIL'S BATTLE WITH COVID

One doctor at the Albert Schweitzer municipal hospital in Rio de Janeiro tells the Associated Press that for days health workers diluted sedatives to make their stock last longer. Once it ran out, nurses and doctors had to begin using neuromuscular blockers and tying patients to their beds, the doctor said. The lack of required medicines is the latest pandemic problem to befall Brazil, which is experiencing a brutal Covid-19 outbreak that has flooded the nation’s intensive care units. The daily death count is averaging about 3,000, accounting for a quarter of deaths globally and making Brazil the epicenter of the pandemic. A more contagious coronavirus variant, known as P.1, has been spreading across Brazil this year. It may also be more aggressive than the original strain, and health workers have reported patients requiring far more oxygen than last year.

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