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Brazil lacks coronavirus tests, other equipment, report says

Brazil lacks coronavirus tests, other equipment, report says

4 years ago
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https://apnews.com/a8efbe2f8ca2532d846741873c75e48c

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian health officials grappling with the new coronavirus outbreak have issued a stark warning about a lack of hospital beds, masks, testing devices and trained staff across Latin America's largest nation.

A Health Ministry report issued on Friday said Brazil can currently carry out 6,700 COVID-19 tests a day, but that it will need to process as many as 30,000–50,000 tests daily during the peak of the outbreak, expected in June.