A study shows COVID-19 impact based on poverty in Brazil

Paulo Cabral

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The COVID-19 pandemic is a global tragedy,but not everyone has been affected in the same way.

Brazilian researchers found in a recentstudythat poverty is oneofthe factors that putssomepeople at higher risk of death from the disease.

In Sao Paulo, those living inthepoorest neighborhoods are three times more likely to die of COVID-19 than thosein more affluent areasof the city.

CGTN’s Paulo Cabral reports.

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