Brazil warns women to delay pregnancy amid Covid-19 surge

Advice comes as country's clinicians claim P1 Covid variant more aggressive during pregnancy

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Brazil has warned women to delay getting pregnant until the worst of the pandemic passes, saying the virus variant that is devastating the South American country appears to affect expectant mothers more than earlier versions of the coronavirus.

The recommendation comes as Brazil continues to be one of the global epicenters of the pandemic, with more Brazilians dying of the virus each day than anywhere else in the world.