BRAZILIAN regional governments are calling on President Jair Bolsonaro to U-turn urgently on his opposition to public health measures as Wednesday saw a record 2,000 daily Covid-19 deaths.

State governors presented a report to government the same day calling for stricter public health measures to address the overwhelming pressure on the country’s hospitals.

Governors’ forum chair Wellington Dias of the Workers Party said: “We have reached the limit across Brazil. The chance of dying without assistance is real,” pointing to the number of critically ill patients now dying before intensive care beds are available to take them. At least 30 patients have died in Sao Paulo, the country’s richest state, so far this month while awaiting a hospital bed.