Brazil is facing "a tragedy" caused by "a new wave" of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the World Health Organization.
"Unfortunately, it is a tragedy that Brazil is facing all this again, it is difficult. This should be the fourth wave that Brazil faces," said Mike Ryan, WHO emergency director.
Ryan praised Brazil's public health system and state action to counter the spread of the coronavirus but stressed that national transmission needs to be controlled. "Brazil has many exceptional public health facilities. I believe the country knows what to do and many states are trying to apply the best measures. But it is not easy as there is not a part of the country that has not been seriously affected. from the pandemic, "according to Ryan.
The increasing trend of deaths and infections of Covid-19 in Brazil "must be a warning to the whole world, the pandemic is not over and any relaxation is dangerous", added the WHO executive.
