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The Latest: Brazil health officials urge lockdowns, curfews

By The Associated Press

SAO PAULO — Brazilian health officials are urging nationwide lockdowns and curfews because hospitals are running short of intensive-care unit beds as COVID-19 claims more than 1,000 lives each day in the country. “The return of the pandemic in several states is making their private and their public assistance networks collapse and has brought imminent risk of spreading it to…

VIRUS TODAY: States ease restrictions despite warnings

By The Associated Press

Here’s what’s happening Monday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY: — With the U.S. vaccination drive picking up speed and a third vaccine on the way, states eager to reopen for business are easing coronavirus restrictions despite warnings from health experts that the outbreak is far from over and that moving too quickly could…