Covid-19: Brazil experts issue warning as hospitals 'close to collapse'

Health systems in most of Brazil's largest cities are close to collapse because of Covid-19 cases, its leading health institute warns. More than 80% of intensive care unit beds are occupied in the capitals of 25 of Brazil's 27 states, Fiocruz said. Experts warn that the highly contagious variant in Brazil may have knock-on effects in the region and beyond. 'Brazil is a threat to humanity,' Fiocruz epidemiologist Jesem Orellana told the AFP news agency.