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Almost eight out of 10 Brazilians think the Covid-19 pandemic is out of control in their country and more than half are “very afraid” they will get infected with coronavirus, a new Datafolha poll said on Friday.
Reuters reports:
Those concerns come as president Jair Bolsonaro swaps the health minister for a third time and Brazil becomes the epicenter of the pandemic with more death each day than any country.
Datafolha said 79% of those surveyed said the situation is out of control, up from 62% in the last poll in January.
British prime minister Boris Johnson has received his coronavirus vaccine at a central London vaccination centre.
Johnson received his first dose of the AstraZeneca jab at St Thomas’ Hospital.
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