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Photos: Brazil crosses 4 million confirmed Covid-19 cases
The addition of 43,773 new cases of Covid-19 infection on September 3 has pushed Brazil’s cumulative tally of confirmed cases from the coronavirus past the 4 million mark, only behind the United States globally. Brazil has been adding about a million cases a month –in mid-July, the South American country had 2 million confirmed infections –as the virus hits areas of the country that were spared earlier in the pandemic. The pandemic has brought on Brazil’s largest economic slump on record and the loss of around nine million jobs.
Updated on: Sep 04, 2020 6:46 PM IST
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A city health worker takes a break during a Covid-19 testing program that aims to administer 20,000 tests in Rio de Janeiro's poorer neighbourhoods at Morro da Providencia favela on September 3. Brazil on September 3 crossed 4 million confirmed coronavirus cases, doubling its infection count in two months as large parts of the Latin American nation emerge from isolation. (Silvia Izquierdo / AP)
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A health worker performs a Covid-19 rapid test on a woman in Rio de Janeiro on September 3. There were 43,773 new cases of infection over the previous 24 hours, and 834 fatalities in the entire country. The Brazilian health ministry said infections were slightly reducing in recent days, amid hopes that the pandemic had peaked following months when the daily average of deaths was over 1,000, AFP reported. (Bruna Prado / Getty Images)
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Family members attend the burial of Luzia Paulina Santos, 82, who they say died of Covid-19, at the Campo da Esperanca cemetery in the Taguatinga neighbourhood of Brasilia, on September 3. Since the first case came to light on February 26, the South American colossus has registered more than 4.04 million infections and over 124,600 deaths, second only to the United States. (Eraldo Peres / AP)
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A vendor wearing a face shield and a protective mask waits for customers in Rio de Janeiro on September 1. The pandemic has also brought on the largest economic slump in the country’s record --a 11.4% decline in the second quarter from a year ago, Bloomberg reported. (Ricardo Moraes / REUTERS)
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People walk between street vendors selling their goods in Rio de Janeiro's downtown area on September 1. Many Brazilian cities are currently studying how and when to reopen schools. Bars, restaurants, gyms and churches have already reopened, albeit with strict social distancing rules. (Ricardo Moraes / REUTERS)
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A woman looks from a window amid the new coronavirus pandemic at Morro da Providencia favela in Rio de Janeiro on September 3. Epidemiologists AFP spoke to warned that Brazil’s situation could suddenly worsen again if local and regional governments give in to pressure from business groups to reopen the economy too soon and if social distancing measures are abandoned. (Silvia Izquierdo / AP)
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A city health worker waits for the results of a resident's rapid Covid-19 test in Rio de Janeiro during new program that aims to identify the percentage of infected people inside communities and plan the return of economic activities and services on September 3. (Silvia Izquierdo / AP)
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