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Brazil broke an unfortunate record of deaths from covid-19 in 24 hours: On March 3, 1,641 deaths from the virus were registered, bringing the total deaths from the pandemic to 257,361.
According to a technical note from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, a simultaneous worsening of various indicators throughout the country has been certified.
In addition to the increase in cases and deaths from coronavirus, the institution warns that 18 units of the federation have occupancy rates of intensive care beds higher than 80%.
The Foundation therefore calls for an increase in restrictive measures for circulation and non-essential activities.
The situation is especially difficult in the southern states of the country.
The Moinho de Vento Hospital in Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Sul, has contracted containers to house corpses as its morgue is 100% occupied, according to Luiz Antônio Nasi, the hospital's medical superintendent.
In Santa Catarina, patients are being transferred to the state of Espiritu Santo due to a lack of intensive care beds, according to the account of the superintendent of Urgency and Emergency of the state, Diogo Bahia Losso.
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The governor of São Paulo also recognizes that there are hospitals with 100% occupancy of intensive care beds and does not rule out the announcement of new restrictive measures to contain the contagion of covid-19.
Despite calls from various institutions to take national measures of social restriction, the Brazilian Ministry of Health affirms that strategic actions are designed together with states and municipalities according to the reality of each region and that it has already carried out a transfer of the US budget. $ 5,810 million to specifically alleviate covid-19.
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So far, more than 6.1 million people have been vaccinated in Brazil with the first dose, more than 1.6 million have already received the second dose.
Fall of the Brazilian economy due to the covid-19 pandemic
Brazil's Gross Domestic Product has fallen 4.1% in 2020 compared to 2019 data, as published on Wednesday, March 3, by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
It is the lowest rate in the historical series, which began in 1996. Although the last quarter of 2020 showed 3.2% growth compared to the previous quarter, there is a 1.1% drop in GDP compared to the same period of 2019.
The services sector presented an annual fall of 4.5% and the industry 3.5% compared to the agricultural sector, which nevertheless reflected a 2% increase compared to the data for 2020 compared to 2019. The Gross Domestic Product of Brazil totaled $ 1.3 trillion in 2020.
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