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Covid-19 deaths in Brazil surpass 400,000

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Sao Paulo, Apr 30 (EFE) .- Brazil surpassed 400,000 Covid-19 deaths on Thursday with hospitals in a "critical" situation and the country at risk of suffering a third pandemic wave, despite the slight deceleration in the spread of the coronavirus over the past two weeks.The country registered its first Covid-19 death on March 12, 2020, and in a little more than 14 months the death toll has climbed to 401,186, almost 13 percent of the world total, although Brazil has only 3 percent of the planet's population. (Camera: JANAÍNA QUINET/ALEX MIRKHAN)SHOT LIST: COVID-19 VICTIM IS BEING BURIED AT A CEMETERY AND COVID-19 PATIENTS ARE BEING TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL IN SAO PAULO, BRAZIL.

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