Up to 4,500 fitness staff members have died in Brazil after contracting COVID-19 while running to save lives during the pandemic, a global federation representing public service personnel said Thursday.
Among the sick were 1,184 nurses, and 8 in 10 were women, according to Public Services International (PSI), which is linked to the International Labour Organization.
The deaths were recorded between March 2020 and December 2021, according to a PSI report that, based on official data, was compiled to analyze public policy amid an event of such magnitude in Brazil and other countries.
With 687,026 deaths from COVID-19 to date, Brazil has the highest number of deaths in the world, after the United States, and the third largest outbreak of COVID-19, after the United States and India, according to figures released by Brazil’s Ministry. of health.
PSI brings together more than 700 unions representing 30 million employees in 154 countries, according to its website.