The current situation in Brazil, which has become one of the main centers of the coronavirus pandemic, is of particular concern to the World Health Organization (WHO), said Friday Mike Ryan, in charge of the management of health emergencies at within the UN agency.
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Some intensive care units are in high saturation, with an occupancy rate of available beds above 90%, he said, however, indicating that the Brazilian system "still stands".
Brazil on Thursday surpassed 800,000 confirmed cases of contamination, with 30,412 additional infections in the space of 24 hours, for a balance of 40,919 deaths since the start of the epidemic. Only the United States and the United Kingdom show higher mortality, according to official data.
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