World Coronavirus Dispatch: Brazil hospitals on the verge of collapse

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Brazil’s outbreak pushes hospitals to the brink of collapse

More than a year into the pandemic, deaths in Brazil are as high as ever and contagious variants of the coronavirus are sweeping through the nation.  The virus is also getting help from the political dysfunction, widespread complacency and conspiracy theories. The country is now reporting more new cases and deaths per day than any other country in the world. As hospitals pleaded for a lockdown to save lives, a mayor of the prosperous city in southern Brazil said: “Put your life on the line so that we can save the