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Why are so many babies dying of Covid-19 in Brazil? - BBC News
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April 15, 2021
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3:34Now PlayingDespite the overwhelming evidence that Covid-19 rarely kills young children, in Brazil 1,300 babies have died from the virus.
Experts say the sheer number of Covid cases in the country - the second-highest number in the world - have increased the likelihood that Brazil's babies and young children are affected.
Such a high infection rate has overwhelmed Brazil's entire health care system.
Across the country, oxygen supplies are dwindling, there is a shortage of basic medicines and in many ICUs across the country there are simply no more beds.
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