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Brazil hospitals 'run out of oxygen' for virus patients in Manaus as hundreds wait for beds - COVID19 epidemic worsening. Because of the new Brazil P1 variant of SARSCoV2? January 15, 2021

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      Manaus COVID-19 crisis could strike across Brazil, doctors warn

      The following report contains some hard data and percentages of the current P1 variant outbreak from Brazil. This is not looking good for the S. Americas.

      Health system in Amazonas state capital is overrun by COVID-19 and experts say other regions could face a similar catastrophe.
      https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/25/doctors-fear-manaus-covid-crisis-could-spread-across-brazil

      COVID-19 infections surged by 125 percent in Manaus between January 7 and January 22, according to the National Council of Health Secretaries and Brazilian media.

      Staviack said doctors have noticed an increase in the number of premature births in Manaus, as pregnant women with COVID-19 had to have caesareans due to their low oxygen levels. The threat of COVID-19 also propelled some pregnant women to take drastic steps, he said.


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      Ferreira said doctors working in the area reported that the variant is spreading and this time more young people aged 30 to 50 are falling sick with more severe symptoms. “The virus will spread to other states such as Rondonia and those in the northeast of Brazil – they could suffer from a lack of oxygen as they are so poor,” Ferreira said.

      He said the virus is already spreading up the Madeira River that runs through Bolivia.

      “We are very, very scared about that,” said Ferreira, adding that Brazilian MP Cassio Espirito Santo recently said people from Peru and Bolivia also were coming to Tabatinga, in western Amazonas state, to be treated.
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      Dr Julio Ponce, an epidemiologist who works in Sao Paulo, said last week that while deaths from the disease are under-reported, the latest data showed a seven-day daily average of 54,000 new cases and 983 deaths countrywide.

      “Manaus serves as a sentinel for the rest of the country,” said Ponce, explaining that in April last year it was the first city in Brazil to experience a peak that led to the collapse of its healthcare system, followed by Para and other states in the country’s northeast.

      “The same pattern will emerge this time, but with far worse outcomes,” said Ponce, who added that the new variant accounts for 42 percent of new cases in Manaus.

      “All of the states and hospitals are fighting for a limited supply of oxygen. Other states besides Amazonas could run out if we don’t have a coordinated effort by the federal government. We are running out, state by state.”

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