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  • 2021-01-20 (xsd:date)
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  • blamed a new virus strain. Health minister Eduardo Pazuello cited the rainy season and lack of ""early treatment"" of hydroxychloroquine – a disproved therapy – as causes. Bolsonaro’s sons said the situation was outside the federal sphere of responsibility and used social media to spread claims that their father’s administration was not at fault. These claims are misleading. Polygraph.info analyzed some of the assertions. Gravediggers at the Parque Taruma cemetery in Manaus (en)
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  • On January 14, the health care system in Manaus, the capital of Brazil’s Amazonas state, broke down for a second time when overrun hospitals ran out of oxygen for COVID-19 patients. Medical workers and family members recounted horror scenes, including patients dying of asphyxiation despite desperate efforts by doctors. The governments of President Jair Bolsonaro and Amazonas were blamed by the opposition, experts and some Brazilians. The crisis fueled a new impeachment request for Bolsonaro. Meanwhile, the Venezuelan government announced it was providing oxygen to mitigate the Manaus crisis. On January 15, Bolsonaro defended his administration, saying, We’ve done our part." His vice president (en)
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