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Sao Paulo, Oct 14 As many as 4,500 health workers died in Brazil after contracting Covid-19 while working to save lives during the pandemic, a global federation representing public service workers said.Among the victims were 1,184 nurses, and eight out of 10 were women, according to Public Services International (PSI), which is associated with the International Labour Organisation published on Thursday.The deaths were registered between March 2020 and December 2021, according to a PSI report which, based on official data, was compiled to analyse public policy amid an event of such magnitude in Brazil and other countries, Xinhua news agency reported.With 687,026 Covid-19 deaths so far, Brazil has the world's second-highest death toll, after the US, and the third-largest Covid-19 breakout, after the US and India, according to figures released by the Brazilian Health Ministry.The PSI gathers more than 700 trade unions representing 30 million workers in 154 countries, according to its website.Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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Health :4,500 health workers died battling Covid-19 in Brazil

Sao Paulo, Oct 14 As many as 4,500 health workers died in Brazil after contracting Covid-19 while working ... ...