Health

According to data from Brazil's health ministry, almost all the intensive care units in most Brazilian states are filled with people infected with the coronavirus. The increasing cases have caused concern among scientists and health care experts.  A new strain of the coronavirus that was detected in Brazil, known as the P1 variant, is twice as infectious as the original Covid-19 variant. There are concerns the vaccines currently available are not as effective towards the new COVID-19 strain.  Brazil has recorded more than 11 million cases of COVID-19  Since the start of the pandemic, Brazil has recorded more than 11 million cases and 265,000 deaths. The country has the second-highest coronavirus death rate in the world. Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro, has downplayed the severity of...