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In the past week, Brazil set another record: 12,818 new deaths and more than 464,000 new cases, according to Johns Hopkins University figures, signs of a viral spread outpacing even that of the U.S., the only country in the world harder hit by the pandemic in absolute numbers.
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Brazil's Covid-19 resurgence is pushing hospitals to overflowing
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Second Brazil wave strains hospitals in Sao Paulo's interior
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COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil - Wikipedia
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Non-pharmaceutical interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic: A review - ScienceDirect
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More countries tighten border controls due to new COVID-19 variant
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