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With Brazil's Covid-19 death toll surpassing 200,000 on Thursday, health minister Eduardo Pazuello said the country is already in a second wave.

Rafael Deucher, a doctor in Parana state, where 80% of public intensive care beds are occupied, said: It's a shame what happened in the summer. What we expect is that after 15 January, we will unfortunately face a critical state again in hospitals."

There are many people who are against science and public health, against the mask, and in favour of big gatherings."