Brazil is responsible for more than a quarter of the world's daily Covid deaths with thousands of patients lost every day, amid stark warnings worse is to come. The nation's seven-day average of 2,400 deaths stands to reach to 3,000 within weeks and spikes could soon hit 4,000. At least 12.3 million people are now known to have been infected with the coronavirus in Brazil. 'The next stage is the health system collapse.' Argentina has registered 2,278,115 cases of COVID-19 and 55,092 deaths, and the government is concerned about the chaotic situation in neighbouring Brazil.

Source: The Nation March 27, 2021 18:00 UTC