Brazil’s daily Covid-19 deaths pass 4,000 for first time

Emergency Care Service workers move a Covid-19 patient to an ambulance in Brazil (Felipe Dana/AP)

Brazil has reported a 24-hour tally of Covid-19 deaths exceeding 4,000 for the first time, becoming the third nation to go above that daily threshold.

Many governors, mayors and judges are reopening parts of the economy despite lingering chaos in overcrowded hospitals and a collapsed health system in several parts of the country.