Brazil has already suffered thousands of deaths due to the COVID pandemic for the past year. However, a year later the country is about to hit another death peak as a new variant, named PI, has worked its way into the country. Brazil is experiencing a major outbreak and is not following precautionary measures that could help keep them safe such as wearing masks. They are currently facing record breaking death tolls and on Tuesday, they recorded 1,700 deaths which is the highest single day death count of the pandemic. Furthermore, the Brazil healthcare system is facing major issues as all of these cases are causing hospitals and medical centers to collapse. The new variant is not only more contagious, but it also infects people who have already had and recovered from the first strain of COVID. Brazilians are terrified of the current situation and due to the slow rollout of vaccines, it does not appear that this surge in cases and deaths will end soon.

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