IBOV 177,069 ▼ 0.45% IPSA 10,929 ▼ 1.15% IPC MEX 66,529 ▲ 0.05% MERVAL 3,282,265 ▲ 0.06% COLCAP 2,307.67 ▲ 0.65% BVL PERÚ 56,917.82 ▲ 0.03% USD/BRL5.13▲ 0.37% USD/MXN17.49▲ 0.12% USD/CLP928.06▲ 0.35% USD/COP3,237▼ 0.27% USD/PEN3.40▲ 0.24% USD/ARS1,487▼ 0.03% USD/UYU 40.22 — 0.00% USD/PYG6,045▼ 0.17% USD/BOB10.35▲ 2.07% USD/DOP58.37▼ 0.19% USD/CRC448.53▼ 0.06% USD/GTQ7.62▼ 0.10% USD/HNL26.73▲ 0.04% USD/NIO 36.62 — 0.00% USD/VES719.54▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD157.69▼ 0.25% USD/TTD6.74▼ 0.12% EUR/BRL5.85▲ 0.48% BRENT 79.47 ▲ 4.55% WTI 74.67 ▲ 4.57% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.33 ▲ 1.61% GOLD 4,015 ▼ 2.18% SILVER 58.15 ▼ 2.78% SOY 1,196 ▼ 0.04% CORN 467.25 ▲ 6.68% WHEAT 640.00 ▲ 1.27% COFFEE 327.85 ▼ 4.42% SUGAR 14.68 ▼ 1.34% ORANGE JUICE 138.25 ▼ 6.49% COTTON 82.94 ▲ 3.78% COCOA 5,778 ▼ 2.38% BEEF 231.60 ▼ 1.53% CATTLE 357.58 ▲ 0.84% LITHIUM 70.74 ▼ 2.18% PETR4 40.61 ▲ 2.42% VALE3 73.57 ▼ 0.82% ITUB4 44.02 ▼ 0.63% BBDC4 18.92 ▲ 0.32% ABEV3 15.92 ▲ 0.63% BBAS3 20.35 ▼ 1.12% B3SA3 15.16 ▼ 1.69% WEGE3 44.87 ▼ 3.53% PRIO3 56.18 ▲ 1.32% SUZB3 41.67 ▲ 0.29% RENT3 40.59 ▼ 1.24% AZZA3 18.99 ▼ 0.58% CSAN3 3.99 ▼ 1.97% RAIZ4 0.35 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.63 ▼ 3.66% GMAT3 3.96 ▼ 0.25% PSSA3 54.40 ▼ 1.04% CVCB3 1.26 ▲ 0.80% POSI3 3.92 ▼ 1.26% SLCE3 14.03 ▲ 0.07% NATU3 8.65 ▼ 0.35% BRKM5 6.72 ▲ 1.36% RANI3 8.00 ▼ 0.12% CSNA3 5.30 ▲ 2.32% CMIN3 5.43 ▲ 3.82% USIM5 8.49 ▲ 0.47% GGBR4 23.08 ▲ 0.30% ENEV3 27.21 ▼ 1.23% CPFE3 47.22 ▼ 1.36% CMIG4 11.21 ▼ 1.49% EQTL3 40.42 ▼ 1.20% LREN3 14.35 ▼ 1.85% VIVT3 35.56 ▼ 0.53% RAIL3 14.20 ▼ 1.11% KLABIN 17.61 ▲ 0.40% RAIA DROGASIL 18.55 ▼ 1.17% RDOR3 35.75 ▼ 0.75% HAPV3 10.63 ▲ 0.28% FLRY3 16.38 ▼ 0.24% SMTO3 16.57 ▲ 1.22% UGPA3 31.02 ▲ 1.01% VBBR3 33.30 ▲ 0.91% BBSE3 40.24 ▼ 0.27% BPAC11 58.08 ▼ 1.11% CURY3 33.90 ▼ 0.91% AERI3 2.07 ▼ 0.96% VIVARA 23.32 ▼ 0.89% COMPASS 25.22 ▼ 1.10% VAMOS 3.02 ▼ 1.31% SANB11 27.30 ▼ 1.16% ASAI3 8.81 ▼ 0.68% SBSP3 30.78 ▼ 1.06% WALMEX 49.63 ▲ 0.63% GMEXICO 199.15 ▼ 0.04% FEMSA 226.51 ▲ 1.43% CEMEX 21.73 ▼ 0.59% GFNORTE 185.53 ▼ 0.57% BIMBO 56.18 ▲ 0.14% TELEVISA 9.58 ▼ 1.54% AMX 23.15 ▲ 1.98% GAP 409.86 ▼ 0.63% ASUR 281.14 ▼ 1.40% OMA 233.84 ▼ 1.12% KOF 182.27 ▲ 1.18% GRUMA 283.02 ▼ 0.19% KIMBER 38.23 ▲ 0.42% SQM-B 66,934 ▼ 1.20% COPEC 6,055 ▼ 1.38% BSANTANDER 77.84 ▼ 1.47% FALABELLA 5,900 ▼ 0.08% ENELAM 84.61 ▼ 0.93% CENCOSUD 2,047 ▲ 0.07% CMPC 1,090 ▼ 1.70% BANCO CHILE 185.56 ▼ 1.76% LATAM AIR 25.42 ▼ 3.20% YPF 77,050 ▲ 3.56% GGAL 8,250 ▼ 1.02% PAMPA 5,270 ▲ 1.74% TXAR 666.00 ▼ 0.75% ALUAR 980.00 ▲ 0.46% TGS 9,695 ▲ 1.04% CEPU 2,383 ▼ 0.54% MIRGOR 17,225 ▼ 0.14% COME 45.87 ▼ 0.09% LOMA NEGRA 3,543 ▼ 1.12% BYMA 311.50 ▼ 0.80% TELECOM ARG 4,235 ▼ 0.24% ECOPETROL 15.64 ▲ 0.39% BANCOLOMBIA 81.88 ▼ 1.30% GRUPO AVAL 5.03 ▼ 0.79% CREDICORP 397.34 ▼ 0.87% SOUTHERN COPPER 179.17 ▲ 1.90% BUENAVENTURA 30.06 ▲ 0.20% MERCADOLIBRE 1,874 ▲ 1.18% NUBANK 13.79 ▲ 0.18% XP 16.61 ▼ 1.83% PAGSEGURO 9.38 ▲ 1.35% STONE 11.20 ▼ 0.09% GLOBANT 31.35 ▲ 4.62% TECNOGLASS 43.39 ▼ 1.17% GAP AIRPORT 234.65 ▼ 0.42% ASUR 281.14 ▼ 1.40% OMA AIRPORT 107.07 ▼ 0.90% AMX ADR 26.42 ▲ 1.58% FEMSA ADR 129.53 ▲ 1.46% CEMEX ADR 12.39 ▼ 0.76% PETROBRAS ADR 17.73 ▲ 2.34% VALE ADR 14.34 ▼ 0.86% ITAU ADR 8.59 ▼ 0.36% SANTANDER BR 5.35 ▼ 0.74% AMBEV ADR 3.09 ▲ 0.61% CSN 1.04 ▲ 2.97% GERDAU 4.52 ▲ 0.44% LATAM ADR 54.86 ▼ 2.82% BTC 62,665 ▼ 1.71% ETH 1,776 ▼ 1.63% SOL 76.07 ▼ 1.05% XRP 1.08 ▼ 0.96% BNB 569.84 ▼ 0.72% ADA 0.16 ▼ 1.33% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 0.39% AVAX 6.65 ▲ 3.87% LINK 7.96 ▼ 0.44% DOT 0.84 ▼ 0.85% LTC 43.55 ▼ 0.96% BCH 238.40 ▼ 0.65% TRX 0.33 ▼ 1.62% XLM 0.18 ▼ 1.25% HBAR 0.07 ▼ 0.48% NEAR 1.95 ▲ 3.25% ATOM 1.55 ▼ 1.16% AAVE 95.49 ▼ 1.62% SELIC 14.25% — EMBRAER 83.02 ▼ 1.87% EMBRAER ADR 65.03 ▼ 1.48% JBS 11.83 ▼ 0.67% JBS BDR 60.55 ▼ 0.38% MBRF3 15.13 ▼ 2.70% MBRFY 2.92 ▼ 3.31% INTER 5.70 ▼ 2.15% EGX 52,608 ▲ 0.67% USD/ZAR16.40▲ 0.44% USD/NGN1,378▼ 0.05% NIKKEI 67,243 ▼ 1.92% CSI300 4,695 ▼ 1.79% HSI 24,214 ▲ 0.16% NIFTY 24,211 ▲ 0.02% KOSPI 6,807 ▼ 8.95% JCI 6,038 ▲ 1.92% USD/JPY162.35▲ 0.39% USD/CNY6.77▼ 0.13% DAX 25,109 ▲ 0.17% CAC 8,367 ▲ 0.33% FTSE 10,503 ▲ 0.06% MIB 52,830 ▲ 0.41% IBEX 19,380 ▼ 0.02% STOXX 640.97 ▼ 0.02% EUR/USD1.14▲ 0.04% GBP/USD1.34▼ 0.10% SPX 7,557 ▼ 0.24% DJI 52,662 ▲ 0.05% NDX 29,513 ▼ 1.05% RUT 2,965 ▼ 0.43% TSX 35,308 ▲ 0.01% VIX 16.10 ▲ 7.12% USD/CAD1.41▼ 0.12% US10Y 4.5850 ▲ 0.35% IBOV 177,069 ▼ 0.45% IPSA 10,929 ▼ 1.15% IPC MEX 66,529 ▲ 0.05% MERVAL 3,282,265 ▲ 0.06% COLCAP 2,307.67 ▲ 0.65% BVL PERÚ 56,917.82 ▲ 0.03% USD/BRL 5.13 ▲ 0.34% USD/MXN 17.49 ▲ 0.12% USD/CLP 928.06 ▲ 0.35% USD/COP 3,237 ▼ 0.27% USD/PEN 3.40 ▲ 0.24% USD/ARS 1,487 ▼ 0.03% USD/UYU 40.22 — 0.00% USD/PYG 6,045 ▼ 0.17% USD/BOB 10.35 ▲ 2.07% USD/DOP 58.37 ▼ 0.19% USD/CRC 448.53 ▼ 0.06% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▼ 0.10% USD/HNL 26.73 ▲ 0.04% USD/NIO 36.62 — 0.00% USD/VES 719.54 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.69 ▲ 0.15% USD/TTD 6.74 ▲ 1.31% EUR/BRL 5.85 ▲ 0.48% BRENT 79.47 ▲ 4.55% WTI 74.67 ▲ 4.57% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.33 ▲ 1.61% GOLD 4,015 ▼ 2.18% SILVER 58.15 ▼ 2.78% SOY 1,196 ▼ 0.04% CORN 467.25 ▲ 6.68% WHEAT 640.00 ▲ 1.27% COFFEE 327.85 ▼ 4.42% SUGAR 14.68 ▼ 1.34% ORANGE JUICE 138.25 ▼ 6.49% COTTON 82.94 ▲ 3.78% COCOA 5,778 ▼ 2.38% BEEF 231.60 ▼ 1.53% CATTLE 357.58 ▲ 0.84% LITHIUM 70.74 ▼ 2.18% PETR4 40.61 ▲ 2.42% VALE3 73.57 ▼ 0.82% ITUB4 44.02 ▼ 0.63% BBDC4 18.92 ▲ 0.32% ABEV3 15.92 ▲ 0.63% BBAS3 20.35 ▼ 1.12% B3SA3 15.16 ▼ 1.69% WEGE3 44.87 ▼ 3.53% PRIO3 56.18 ▲ 1.32% SUZB3 41.67 ▲ 0.29% RENT3 40.59 ▼ 1.24% AZZA3 18.99 ▼ 0.58% CSAN3 3.99 ▼ 1.97% RAIZ4 0.35 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.63 ▼ 3.66% GMAT3 3.96 ▼ 0.25% PSSA3 54.40 ▼ 1.04% CVCB3 1.26 ▲ 0.80% POSI3 3.92 ▼ 1.26% SLCE3 14.03 ▲ 0.07% NATU3 8.65 ▼ 0.35% BRKM5 6.72 ▲ 1.36% RANI3 8.00 ▼ 0.12% CSNA3 5.30 ▲ 2.32% CMIN3 5.43 ▲ 3.82% USIM5 8.49 ▲ 0.47% GGBR4 23.08 ▲ 0.30% ENEV3 27.21 ▼ 1.23% CPFE3 47.22 ▼ 1.36% CMIG4 11.21 ▼ 1.49% EQTL3 40.42 ▼ 1.20% LREN3 14.35 ▼ 1.85% VIVT3 35.56 ▼ 0.53% RAIL3 14.20 ▼ 1.11% KLABIN 17.61 ▲ 0.40% RAIA DROGASIL 18.55 ▼ 1.17% RDOR3 35.75 ▼ 0.75% HAPV3 10.63 ▲ 0.28% FLRY3 16.38 ▼ 0.24% SMTO3 16.57 ▲ 1.22% UGPA3 31.02 ▲ 1.01% VBBR3 33.30 ▲ 0.91% BBSE3 40.24 ▼ 0.27% BPAC11 58.08 ▼ 1.11% CURY3 33.90 ▼ 0.91% AERI3 2.07 ▼ 0.96% VIVARA 23.32 ▼ 0.89% COMPASS 25.22 ▼ 1.10% VAMOS 3.02 ▼ 1.31% SANB11 27.30 ▼ 1.16% ASAI3 8.81 ▼ 0.68% SBSP3 30.78 ▼ 1.06% WALMEX 49.63 ▲ 0.63% GMEXICO 199.15 ▼ 0.04% FEMSA 226.51 ▲ 1.43% CEMEX 21.73 ▼ 0.59% GFNORTE 185.53 ▼ 0.57% BIMBO 56.18 ▲ 0.14% TELEVISA 9.58 ▼ 1.54% AMX 23.15 ▲ 1.98% GAP 409.86 ▼ 0.63% ASUR 281.14 ▼ 1.40% OMA 233.84 ▼ 1.12% KOF 182.27 ▲ 1.18% GRUMA 283.02 ▼ 0.19% KIMBER 38.23 ▲ 0.42% SQM-B 66,934 ▼ 1.20% COPEC 6,055 ▼ 1.38% BSANTANDER 77.84 ▼ 1.47% FALABELLA 5,900 ▼ 0.08% ENELAM 84.61 ▼ 0.93% CENCOSUD 2,047 ▲ 0.07% CMPC 1,090 ▼ 1.70% BANCO CHILE 185.56 ▼ 1.76% LATAM AIR 25.42 ▼ 3.20% YPF 77,050 ▲ 3.56% GGAL 8,250 ▼ 1.02% PAMPA 5,270 ▲ 1.74% TXAR 666.00 ▼ 0.75% ALUAR 980.00 ▲ 0.46% TGS 9,695 ▲ 1.04% CEPU 2,383 ▼ 0.54% MIRGOR 17,225 ▼ 0.14% COME 45.87 ▼ 0.09% LOMA NEGRA 3,543 ▼ 1.12% BYMA 311.50 ▼ 0.80% TELECOM ARG 4,235 ▼ 0.24% ECOPETROL 15.64 ▲ 0.39% BANCOLOMBIA 81.88 ▼ 1.30% GRUPO AVAL 5.03 ▼ 0.79% CREDICORP 397.34 ▼ 0.87% SOUTHERN COPPER 179.17 ▲ 1.90% BUENAVENTURA 30.06 ▲ 0.20% MERCADOLIBRE 1,874 ▲ 1.18% NUBANK 13.79 ▲ 0.18% XP 16.61 ▼ 1.83% PAGSEGURO 9.38 ▲ 1.35% STONE 11.20 ▼ 0.09% GLOBANT 31.35 ▲ 4.62% TECNOGLASS 43.39 ▼ 1.17% GAP AIRPORT 234.65 ▼ 0.42% ASUR 281.14 ▼ 1.40% OMA AIRPORT 107.07 ▼ 0.90% AMX ADR 26.42 ▲ 1.58% FEMSA ADR 129.53 ▲ 1.46% CEMEX ADR 12.39 ▼ 0.76% PETROBRAS ADR 17.73 ▲ 2.34% VALE ADR 14.34 ▼ 0.86% ITAU ADR 8.59 ▼ 0.36% SANTANDER BR 5.35 ▼ 0.74% AMBEV ADR 3.09 ▲ 0.61% CSN 1.04 ▲ 2.97% GERDAU 4.52 ▲ 0.44% LATAM ADR 54.86 ▼ 2.82% BTC 62,665 ▼ 1.71% ETH 1,776 ▼ 1.63% SOL 76.07 ▼ 1.05% XRP 1.08 ▼ 0.96% BNB 569.84 ▼ 0.72% ADA 0.16 ▼ 1.33% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 0.39% AVAX 6.65 ▲ 3.87% LINK 7.96 ▼ 0.44% DOT 0.84 ▼ 0.85% LTC 43.55 ▼ 0.96% BCH 238.40 ▼ 0.65% TRX 0.33 ▼ 1.62% XLM 0.18 ▼ 1.25% HBAR 0.07 ▼ 0.48% NEAR 1.95 ▲ 3.25% ATOM 1.55 ▼ 1.16% AAVE 95.49 ▼ 1.62% SELIC 14.25% — EMBRAER 83.02 ▼ 1.87% EMBRAER ADR 65.03 ▼ 1.48% JBS 11.83 ▼ 0.67% JBS BDR 60.55 ▼ 0.38% MBRF3 15.13 ▼ 2.70% MBRFY 2.92 ▼ 3.31% INTER 5.70 ▼ 2.15% EGX 52,608 ▲ 0.67% USD/ZAR 16.39 ▲ 0.28% USD/NGN 1,378 ▲ 0.15% NIKKEI 67,243 ▼ 1.92% CSI300 4,695 ▼ 1.79% HSI 24,214 ▲ 0.16% NIFTY 24,211 ▲ 0.02% KOSPI 6,807 ▼ 8.95% JCI 6,038 ▲ 1.92% USD/JPY 162.30 ▲ 0.39% USD/CNY 6.7682 ▲ 0.02% DAX 25,109 ▲ 0.17% CAC 8,367 ▲ 0.33% FTSE 10,503 ▲ 0.06% MIB 52,830 ▲ 0.41% IBEX 19,380 ▼ 0.02% STOXX 640.97 ▼ 0.02% EUR/USD 1.1412 ▼ 0.06% GBP/USD 1.3380 ▼ 0.13% SPX 7,557 ▼ 0.24% DJI 52,662 ▲ 0.05% NDX 29,513 ▼ 1.05% RUT 2,965 ▼ 0.43% TSX 35,308 ▲ 0.01% VIX 16.10 ▲ 7.12% USD/CAD 1.4137 ▼ 0.11% US10Y 4.5850 ▲ 0.35%
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Covid-19: Fiocruz Study Points to High Lethality in Rio and Overburdened Hospitals

By · September 14, 2020 · 1 min read

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – According to the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), through its monitoring bulletin regarding epidemiological weeks 35 and 36, which respectively correspond to the periods from August 23rd to 29th and August 30th to September 5th, the death rate by Covid-19 remains high in Rio de Janeiro.

According to the study, the hospital system in Rio de Janeiro state is overloaded with respect to intensive care unit (ICU) beds, with the capital city of Rio de Janeiro again in the so-called “critical zone”, with an 82 percent occupancy.

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According to Fiocruz, this could be explained by the fact that the field hospitals in Rio de Janeiro have been dismantled.

According to Fiocruz, this could be explained by the fact that the field hospitals in Rio de Janeiro have been disabled.
According to Fiocruz, this could be explained by the fact that the field hospitals in Rio de Janeiro have been disabled. (Photo: internet reproduction)

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