Brazil: COVID-19 leaves Amazonas health system saturated, overloaded and struggling
The health system in Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state, in northwestern Brazil, has collapsed for the second time. Although hospitals have been adding COVID-19 bed capacity at an astonishing rate, the numbers of new patients with the coronavirus have continued to grow even faster, meaning the entire health system is saturated and overloaded. More seriously, the city’s capacity to … Read more