At Brazil’s worst point of the Covid-19 pandemic so far, capital city Brasília is under curfew. Until March 22, between 10 pm and 5 am, people must remain inside unless they are travelling to hospital for emergency care, or purchasing drugs from a pharmacy. Brasília began tightening up its restrictions one week before, closing all non-essential stores and businesses.
The health system in the 3-million-people city is completely overwhelmed. Last weekend, all of Brasília’s 440 Covid-19 intensive care beds were occupied by critical patients. That rate fell to 83.86 percent after a week of restrictions and curfews.
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