Prognosis
Coronavirus Roars Back in Brazil as Infections Top 6 Million
- Early hotspot Sao Paulo on alert as hospitalizations pick up
- Gatherings, events have resumed amid pandemic fatigue
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Brazil reached 6 million coronavirus infections amid growing signs the spread is accelerating in what was already one of the world’s hardest-hit nations.
Sao Paulo, one of the early hotspots, is of particular concern as data show hospitalizations on the rise, threatening to stretch the health system to its limits. Nationwide, the daily infections have jumped 25% in the past two weeks as testing picked up, according to the country’s association of diagnostic medicine.