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As Brazil undergoes a second wave of coronavirus infections, the Amazonian city of Manaus suffered another healthcare collapse. Residents struggle to find hospital beds, and health workers in intensive care units were forced to manually ventilate patients due to a lack of oxygen cylinders. Some died of asphyxiation. On January 15, authorities decided to transfer at least 60 premature babies from Manaus to other states as a way to protect their health.
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