Take a look at this natural disaster 8 March 2021. The shopping centre is destroyed and the buildings are flooded in Vila Velha, Brazil
It seems that earth cataclysms have become more frequent in 2021.
Vila Velha is a coastal city in Espírito Santo, Brazil. It lies across from Vitória, the state capital. Its population was 501,325 (2020) and its area is 210.23 km².
Al Jazeera English Channel shows that Brazil has seen a record number of coronavirus deaths for the second straight month as it struggles with a devastating second wave.
April was the worst month of the pandemic, with more than 82,000 deaths.
Activists say the government must do more to stop the spread.
Al Jazeera's Monica Yanakiew reports from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
DW News shows that the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis in Brazil is going from bad to worse. Critics point to government mismanagement for the 2nd highest COVID death toll in the world. Doctors Without Borders calls it a humanitarian catastrophe. It says authorities’ refusal to adopt evidence-based public health measures has sent far too many to an early grave.
Last week Brazil accounted for over a quarter of global COVID-19 deaths. Unlike other countries, the virus is killing many children. Some doctors blame an extreme immune response to the virus multi-system inflammatory syndrome.
Channel 4 News shows that the President of Brazil played down the threat of Covid 19, and refused to be strict about preventing its spread.
Now Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is being blamed for his country's deadliest episode of the pandemic yet - with a highly transmissible variant, and warnings from doctors reporting more young people being admitted to hospitals with the virus than ever before.
Deaths from Covid have soared in Brazil. Daily deaths hit a new peak in the last few days.
BBC News shows that Brazil has recorded more than 4,000 Covid-related deaths in 24 hours for the first time, as a more contagious variant fuels a surge in cases.
Hospitals are overcrowded, with people dying as they wait for treatment in some cities, and the health system is on the brink of collapse in many areas.
The total death toll of Brazil is now almost 337,000, second only to the USA.
But President Jair Bolsonaro continues to oppose any lockdown measures to curb the outbreak.
He argues that the damage to the economy would be worse than the effects of the virus itself, and has tried to reverse some of the restrictions imposed by local authorities in the courts.
Brazil is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers and with over 211 million people, Brazil is the world's 5th-largest country by area and the sixth most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas; it is also one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world; as well as the most populous Roman Catholic-majority country.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Brazil on 25 February 2020, when a man from São Paulo tested positive for the virus. The disease had spread to every federative unit of Brazil by 21 March. On 19 June 2020, the country reported its 1 millionth case; at this time, there had been nearly 49,000 reported deaths. As of 25 March 2021, Brazil, with more than 12 million confirmed cases and over 300,000 deaths, has the second-highest number of confirmed cases and deaths from COVID-19 in the world, behind only the United States.
The dangerous pandemic has triggered a variety of responses from federal, state and local governments, having an impact on politics, education, the environment, and the economy. On 27 March 2020 Brazil announced a temporary ban on foreign air travelers and most state governors have imposed quarantines to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.
DW News shows that Brazil recorded more than 2,000 COVID-related deaths for the first time on Wednesday. The health ministry reported that some 2,286 people had died from the virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total death toll to 270,656 since the pandemic began.
South America's largest country has recorded 11.2 million infections - only the USA and India have recorded more.
The health system in many cities has collapsed as the country has been ravaged by a particularly contagious virus variant.
The following information is according to the COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
Countries with the highest death tolls from Covid-19:
The number of deaths linked to COVID-19 in Brazil has passed 150,000, the second-highest toll in the world. President Jair Bolsonaro has been downplaying the virus, although he even contracted it. Efforts to curb the spread of the virus were being made. However, scientists fear that Brazil is only in its first wave and a second wave is coming in the future.
Bolsonaro is 65 years old. He confirmed the test results while wearing a mask and speaking to reporters in the capital Brasilia of Brazil. The president has been downplaying the severity of the virus for months. His response to the coronavirus Covid-19 has been highly criticized by many analysts.
Bolsonaro's cabinet is getting tested, also. Various rooms are being deep cleaned by workers in protective suits.
The following information is according to the COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
Total Confirmed Global Coronavirus Cases: 12,533,591
Countries with most cases:
3,206,477 USA
1,800,827 Brazil
0,820,916 India
0,719,449 Russia
0,319,646 Peru
0,309,274 Chile
0,289,679 United Kingdom
0,289,174 Mexico
0,255,117 Iran
0,253,908 Spain
0,250,687 South Africa
0,246,351 Pakistan
0,242,827 Italy
0,229,480 Saudi Arabia
0,210,965 Turkey
0,208,015 France
0,199,592 Germany
0,181,129 Bangladesh
0,133,973 Colombia
0,109,001 Canada
0,103,128 Qatar
0,094,060 Argentina
Brazil's large coronavirus death toll is now the world's second highest. Brazil's Coronavirus Covid-19 death toll certainly overtook Britain's on Friday to become the second highest in the world. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that Brazil's health system was standing up to the pressure.
Many experts are also warning that the actual number of coronavirus cases in Latin America's biggest economy could be many times larger. As of late 2010, Brazil's economy is the largest in Latin America. Brazil's economy is the second largest in the Americas. From 2000 to 2012, Brazil was one of the fastest-growing major economies in the world. In that time period, Brazil had an average annual GDP growth rate of over 5%.
The situation in Brazil remains greatly concerning. However, intensive care bed occupancy rates are now below 80 percent in most areas of the country. Many think that, overall, the health system is still coping in Brazil. However, it remains to be seen what happens in the future of this pandemic.
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro once described the Coronavirus Covid-19 as a "little flu." It has now become a major health crisis for Brazil. Unfortunately, now Brazil has the second-highest number of deaths from COVID-19 in the world.
The following information is according to the COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
Total Global Deaths from Coronavirus Covid-19: 435,662
Countries with most deaths:
116,090 USA
043,959 Brazil
041,821 United Kingdom
034,371 Italy
029,439 France
027,136 Spain
017,141 Mexico
009,661 Belgium
009,520 India
008,950 Iran
008,807 Germany
008,228 Canada
007,081 Russia
006,688 Peru
006,084 Netherlands
004,891 Sweden
004,825 Turkey
004,638 China
003,929 Ecuador
003,362 Chile
002,729 Pakistan
002,198 Indonesia
001,939 Switzerland
001,748 Colombia
001,706 Ireland
001,672 Egypt
Brazil Coronavirus Covid-19 death toll has reached 38,406. Brazil has total confirmed virus cases of 739,503.
Under a court order, Brazilian government has put Coronavirus Covid-19 data back online. The Brazilian government has resumed publishing coronavirus case and death counts that show the cumulative toll. The country has had a devastating outbreak. The data certainly shows a detailed look at the spread and reach of the virus. That data was removed from a government website late last week and replaced with a chart that showed only cases and deaths reported in the previous 24 hours.
The following information is according to the COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
Total Global Confirmed Cases: 7,293,307
Countries with most confirmed cases:
1,990,112 USA
739,503 Brazil
493,023 Russia
291,584 United Kingdom
276,583 India
242,280 Spain
235,763 Italy
199,696 Peru
192,068 France
186,522 Germany
177,938 Iran
173,036 Turkey
148,456 Chile
124,301 Mexico
113,702 Pakistan
112,288 Saudi Arabia
098,510 Canada
084,199 China
074,865 Bangladesh
073,595 Qatar
059,569 Belgium
052,991 South Africa
051,066 Belarus
048,293 Netherlands
046,814 Sweden
043,917 Ecuador
042,206 Colombia
040,507 United Arab Emirates
038,965 Singapore
Brazil’s Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic is just at the beginning. Brazil is the hardest-hit country in Latin America.
The coronavirus situation in Brazil can become as bad as in the United States of America.
It's possible that Brazil will get close to 100,000 deaths.
The growth of cases has been rapid. Brazil reported 3,700 new daily cases on April 23. Less than two weeks later, on May 6, new daily cases had more than tripled, to 11,896.
The following information is from the COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University:
A growing number of Latin American nations are confirming Covid-19 infections and Covid-19 deaths. Brazil's total coronavirus death toll is 111.
Autumn is arriving in the southern hemisphere. Brazil will reduce efforts to fight environmental crimes during the coronavirus outbreak. One of the risks is that reduced protection could lead to a surge in deforestation. The coronavirus Covid-19 outbreak has resulted in fewer enforcement personnel working in the environmental protection field.
Brazil has a developing free-market economy. It is the 9th largest in the world by nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Brazil's 2019 nominal GDP was R$6.826 trillion or US$1.868 trillion. The country has an estimated US$21.8 trillion worth of natural resources which includes vast amounts of gold, uranium, iron, and timber.
