Northern Brazilian state declares curfew over virus Solace in prayer as pandemic toll nears two million hospitals run out of beds and oxygen.

Amazonas state in northern Brazil on Thursday announced a 10-day curfew to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus, as cases soar and hospitals run out of beds and oxygen.

Authorities warned of a dire situation across the vast state. In its capital Manaus, the health system has been pushed to breaking point.

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The city has "run out of oxygen and some health centers have become a type of suffocation chamber," Jessem Orellana, from the Fiocruz-Amazonia scientific investigation institute, told AFP.

"Here there aren't any empty beds left, any oxygen tanks, nothing -- all we have left is faith," Manaus resident Luiza Castro told AFP.

Amazonas governor Wilson Lima said the state was "in the most critical moment of the pandemic."

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The 7:00 pm to 6:00 am curfew will begin Friday.

"These are difficult but necessary measures," Lima said. "We are in a war operation."

According to official figures, Manaus on Wednesday saw a fourth straight day of record burials -- 198, with 87 of them deaths from Covid-19.

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Oxygen is needed to treat Covid-19 patients suffering from respiratory complications.

Amazonas produces "significant quantities of oxygen, but now our people need oxygen and solidarity," said Lima, who added some patients would be transferred to other states.

Military personnel delivered 400 oxygen cylinders to Amazonas over the last five days.

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Brazil has recorded more than 205,000 deaths from Covid-19, second only to the United States.

The national average is 98 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, but in Amazonas the figure is 142 per 100,000, surpassed only by Rio de Janeiro (158) and Brasilia (145).

An expert studying coronavirus mutations in Amazonas told AFP a new strain detected in the state is "very probably" more contagious than the original virus, just like new strains found in Britain and South Africa.

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Felipe Naveca said the variant, which the World Health Organization described as "worrying," may have spread throughout Brazil and could already be the dominant strain in Amazonas.

The worsening situation in Manaus was not due only to one variant, he added, noting that authorities were expecting a rise in virus cases due to end-of-year parties.

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"We need urgent support from the population to reduce the transmission and slow down the virus's evolution," Naveca said.

Experts worry new mutations could eventually show resistance to the vaccines developed to combat the original strain.

However, "right now there's no evidence that this line prejudices the vaccine's response," Naveca said, and Brazil aims to start its vaccination campaign sometime this month.

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There is concern, though, the new variant could already have spread throughout Brazil, and it has been detected as far afield as Japan.

Britain on Thursday said it was suspending all arrivals from South America due to the new coronavirus variant.

The onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic, which has left nearly two million people dead, has seen Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh worshippers seek solace in prayer.

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With places of worship often closed and mass gatherings banned for fear of fanning infections, believers are turning to religious leaders, or to the heavens for answers.

On a sidewalk in Mexico City, Enriqueta Romero tends to a small shrine honouring Our Lady of the Holy Death. The tiny altar, surrounded by candles, plastic virgins and grim reaper figurines is one of the last prayer spaces open in town.

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"There are a lot of people outside churches asking God to not forget about us, asking God to take this disease away," says Romero. "There are a lot of needs."

"It is thanks to her that I am here," says street vendor Gabriela Rangel who seeks protection from the shrine. "She doesn't leave us unemployed, she's always here for us."

Social distancing, lockdown and restrictions are exacting a major impact on how worshippers around the world are practising their faith.

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In Israel's Ultra-Orthodox town of Bnei Brak, going to the synagogue to pray three times a day was part of community life. It's no longer permitted. "We try to improvise as much as possible," says Rabbi Nechemia Bluestein, 49.

"A new thing that never existed before has emerged -- people no longer visit each other (to condole), but rather call on the phone or send a condolence letter," he adds. "So people need to deal with their loss all by themselves, and it is very difficult."

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At the Church of Saint Sava in Belgrade, Serbian Orthodox deacon Mladen Kovacevic believes it is "easier for people who are deeply in the faith to... somehow find comfort and some calm".

"A priest can do much for his faithful," he explains. Last year, the Serbian Orthodox Church lost both its patriarch Irinej and Amfilohije, its leader in Montenegro, to Covid-19.

Support and mutual aid are what matters says Gurpreet Singh Anand, president of The Central Gurdwara London, the oldest established Sikh place of worship in Europe.

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"The role is taking up a lot time in talking to people," he says. "For them, you know, being able to come and just visit the gurdwara is a major thing."

Pakawat Jityomnant, an antique trader in Thailand whose father died from underlying conditions not linked to Covid, held a shortened funeral to minimise the risk to his father's elderly friends of potentially becoming infected.

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"Maybe it's just the destiny," he said. "Somebody can live. Somebody die. And we still don't know the final situation here on what's gonna happen or how many people are gonna die here."

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In Japan, Reikou Sasaki, a Buddhist priest at the Zojoji temple in Tokyo, believes in acceptance. "It is religion's important role to help people maintain peace and serenity of mind when we are in this tragic situation," he says.

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On the banks of the river Ganges in India, Hindu pilgrims have defied the virus to flock to the Kumbh Mela religious festival that regularly attracts millions.

"God will take care of the pandemic fears," says Sanjay, who travelled from Delhi to take the sacred immersion in the river. "Humans do their duty and God does theirs."

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Mauricio Pochettino needed less than two weeks to win his first trophy with Paris Saint-Germain but his new team are still doing the chasing in Ligue 1, a point behind leaders Lyon heading into the second half of the season.

PSG go to Angers on Saturday fresh from beating Marseille 2-1 in Lens in midweek to win the Champions Trophy, the traditional curtain-raiser to the French season moved to the middle of winter as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic's impact on football.

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The game conveniently came just 11 days after Pochettino returned to the club where he once played, allowing him to win the first trophy more than a decade after his coaching career began but after just three games in charge of the Qatar-owned club.

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"My thoughts are with (former coach) Thomas Tuchel and his staff, who allowed us to play this match," Pochettino said, with a nod to the man who guided PSG to a clean sweep of domestic honours in France last season but was sacked in late December.

"It is difficult to describe with words, especially as this is a club that helped me become a better person and better player."

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PSG have claimed back-to-back wins under the Argentine after drawing at Saint-Etienne in his first game at the helm. The return of Neymar as a substitute after a month out was significant, as the world's most expensive player came off the bench to score a crucial late penalty against Marseille.

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"We want to put our ideas in place and we are progressing in every area," said Pochettino, who has done away with Tuchel's tinkering with a three-man central defence and notably moved Marco Verratti into a more advanced role behind the striker.

They are minor changes and it remains to be seen how PSG shape up by the time their Champions League last 16, first leg against Barcelona comes around in mid-February.

In the meantime Neymar could now start on Saturday in Angers as PSG look to pile the pressure on Lyon, who are a point better off than both the capital side and Lille in third.

With Lyon not playing Metz until Sunday, a win for Paris will take them back to top of the table, at least for one night.

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Player to watch: Mauro Icardi

Icardi had played five minutes in three months before coming off the bench to score for PSG as they beat Brest 3-0 last weekend. That earned him a start in midweek against Marseille, when he scored the opener, crashed a shot off the bar and then won the decisive late penalty converted by Neymar.

The Argentine looked overweight and sluggish for much of 2020 and spent most of the first half of this season injured, or sidelined after a positive coronavirus test.

Now he has a new look off the pitch, sporting a beret everywhere he goes, and on the field he suddenly looks sharp again and ready to fight with Moise Kean for a place up front.

Key stats

16 - Leaders Lyon are unbeaten in 16 Ligue 1 games, their best run since 2005 and the longest current run of any team in Europe's so-called "Big Five" leagues.

300 - PSG captain Marquinhos made his 300th appearance for the club in Wednesday's win over Marseille. The Brazilian defender was signed from Roma as a 19-year-old in 2013.

50 - Eighteen-year-old France international midfield prodigy Eduardo Camavinga's next game will be his 50th in France's top flight.

Fixtures (Kick-offs GMT)

Friday

Montpellier v Monaco (2000)

Saturday

Marseille v Nimes (1600), Angers v Paris Saint-Germain (2000)

Sunday

Brest v Rennes (1200), Lorient v Dijon, Nantes v Lens, Nice v Bordeaux, Strasbourg v Saint-Etienne (all 1400), Lille v Reims (1600), Lyon v Metz (2000)