Formosa cemetery staff in Sao Paulo city stood next to the family during the burial ceremony on April 1.

Formosa cemetery staff in Sao Paulo city stood next to the family during the burial ceremony on April 1.

Taina dos Santos, third from left, buries her mother, Ana Maria, a 56-year-old nursing assistant, who died from nCoV infection, in the city of Rio de Janeiro on April 28.

`She gave everything until the very end,` dos Santos said as she said goodbye to her mother.

Rio’s hospitals are nearing overload and medical staff complain that they do not have enough medicine to treat patients.

Taina dos Santos, third from left, buries her mother, Ana Maria, a 56-year-old nursing assistant, who died from nCoV infection, in the city of Rio de Janeiro on April 28.

`She gave everything until the very end,` dos Santos said as she said goodbye to her mother.

Rio’s hospitals are nearing overload and medical staff complain that they do not have enough medicine to treat patients.

Leticia Machado, a manicurist in Rio de Janeiro, sat stunned in a makeshift house on April 15.

Leticia Machado, a manicurist in Rio de Janeiro, sat stunned in a makeshift house on April 15.

Family members said goodbye to 76-year-old Carmen Valeria, who died of Covid1-19, as cemetery staff in Rio de Janeiro moved the coffin into its niche.

Although Brazilian local governments have imposed measures to curb the spread of nCoV, the number of deaths in some cities since last month has increased so quickly that officials have no time to react.

Family members said goodbye to 76-year-old Carmen Valeria, who died of Covid1-19, as cemetery staff in Rio de Janeiro moved the coffin into its niche.

Although Brazilian local governments have imposed measures to curb the spread of nCoV, the number of deaths in some cities since last month has increased so quickly that officials have no time to react.

Meanwhile, President Jair Bolsonaro remains opposed to closing businesses, and it was only this week that the first lockdown was announced in Brazil, as the country has recorded more than 7,000 deaths.

In the photo, medical staff check motorists to see if they have symptoms of nCoV infection in Guarulhos, a suburb of Sao Paulo, on March 30.

Meanwhile, President Jair Bolsonaro remains opposed to closing businesses, and it was only this week that the first lockdown was announced in Brazil, as the country has recorded more than 7,000 deaths.

In the photo, medical staff check motorists to see if they have symptoms of nCoV infection in Guarulhos, a suburb of Sao Paulo, on March 30.

President Bolsonaro has repeatedly criticized the media for `reporting fake news` about Covid-19, calling it just `a small flu` and refusing to wear masks at public events.

President Bolsonaro has repeatedly criticized the media for `reporting fake news` about Covid-19, calling it just `a small flu` and refusing to wear masks at public events.

Luiz Carlos Da Rocha, 36, collapsed dead on the street in the favela of Alemao, Rio de Janeiro.

Luiz Carlos Da Rocha, 36, collapsed dead on the street in the favela of Alemao, Rio de Janeiro.

Prisoners in Puraquequara prison, Manaus city, Amazon region, on May 2, stood on the water tower to protest against poor living conditions and the ban on family visits due to concerns about the spread of nCoV.

Prisoners in Puraquequara prison, Manaus city, Amazon region, on May 2, stood on the water tower to protest against poor living conditions and the ban on family visits due to concerns about the spread of nCoV.

A barber in the Mandela slum, Rio de Janeiro city, wears a mask and arranges chairs far apart to avoid the risk of infection with customers on April 21.

More than 11 million of Brazil’s 211 million people live in cramped slums, which experts fear will be devastated by the pandemic.

A barber in the Mandela slum, Rio de Janeiro city, wears a mask and arranges chairs far apart to avoid the risk of infection with customers on April 21.

More than 11 million of Brazil’s 211 million people live in cramped slums, which experts fear will be devastated by the pandemic.

A woman pulls a cart loaded with food sponsored by an NGO into the Mandela slum on April 21.

A woman pulls a cart loaded with food sponsored by an NGO into the Mandela slum on April 21.

Relatives surround the body of Mr. Raimundo Costa do Nascimento, 86 years old, who died at home of pneumonia in the city of Manaus.

In Manaus, the death toll rose so quickly that cemetery staff had to dig a common trench for the bodies, and coffins were stacked on top of each other.

Relatives surround the body of Mr. Raimundo Costa do Nascimento, 86 years old, who died at home of pneumonia in the city of Manaus.

In Manaus, the death toll rose so quickly that cemetery staff had to dig a common trench for the bodies, and coffins were stacked on top of each other.

On May 3, the famous statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro was lit up with an image of a mask and the words in Portuguese `Masks save lives`.

On May 3, the famous statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro was lit up with an image of a mask and the words in Portuguese `Masks save lives`.

Photo: AP