The scale of the outbreak in Manaus, Brazil, has attracted the interest of epidemiologists around the world. What made the city so vulnerable? With an infection rate of 2445 per 100,000 it is one of the worst hit cities in the world. A resurgence is feared.

Gravedigger Ulisses Xavier buried upwards of 100 people in a single day at Parque Tarum„ cemetery.

It is a grim reminder of what can happen if Covid-19 spreads uncontrolled. In total, close to 2,000 coronavirus victims are in this graveyard alone.