Coronavirus conversations: ICU doctors

Several countries are facing a surge of Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations. We speak to three ICU doctors – in the US, Brazil and South Africa - about the current situation and what has changed in wards compared to the beginning of the pandemic.

And as more countries are starting their Covid vaccination programmes, we look at how the rollout is being managed in different countries.

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(Photo: Medical workers take care of a patient at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Nossa Senhora da Conceicao hospital, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, November 19, 2020 Credit: Diego Vara/File Photo/Reuters)