Brazil's acute Covid crisis
Brazilian healthcare overwhelmed as President Jair Bolonaro spurns calls for lockdown
The Brazilian healthcare is overwhelmed, with intensive-care units almost full in most hospitals. The country continues to face devastating numbers of cases and deaths, while President Jair Bolsonaro resists calls for a lockdown. We hear from a hospital doctor in San Paulo and a former health minister who was sacked because of disputes over how to handle the pandemic.
Also in the programme: the investment bank Goldman Sachs is reportedly planning to ease working conditions for junior bankers; and an interview with philanthropist Melinda Gates.
(Photo: Protest against Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and his handling of the COVID-19 outbreak, in Brasilia, REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino)
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- Fri 19 Mar 202121:06GMTBBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet, Online & Europe and the Middle East only
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