Brazil is now the second worst Covid-19 affected country in the world after the US. Brazil (after the US). In Brazil there have been 292,000 deaths and nearly 12 million people have been infected.
Over the weekend Rio de Janeiro closed its famous beaches, including the Copacabana and Ipanema, to try to prevent the spread with hospitals now at 95% capacity.
Meanwhile the vaccination programme in much of Latin America has been sporadic, except in Chile, which has vaccinated nearly half its population.
Copacabana Beach Photo: PHOTOSPORT
