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April 23, 2020

Bodies Fill Mass Graves in Brazilian City Hard Hit by Coronavirus
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In Brazil, the largest cemetery in the city of Manaus has begun digging
mass graves to handle 100 burials a day - more than three times the
usual rate, suggesting COVID-19 has taken a much larger toll on the city
than the official figure of 156 deaths. The public health system in the
state of Amazonas has collapsed, with 100% of hospital beds occupied,
little safety equipment for medical workers, and ventilators in
critically short supply.

Meanwhile, satellite data show deforestation in Brazil's Amazon
rainforest has accelerated since the pandemic idled environmental
enforcement agents.


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