They warn that a “mega pandemic” is about to explode in Brazil

The former Brazilian Minister of Health, Enrique Mandetta, believe that a coronavirus “mega pandemic” It will explode in his country within two months, due to the spread of the Amazon strain and the lack of health checks by the government of Jair Bolsonaro.

Mandetta’s statements came after 500 patients from Amazonas state, whose healthcare system collapsed two weeks ago, have been transferred to other states and another 1,000 will be sent in the coming days, which was called an “error” by the former minister. With this policy “we will plant this Amazonian strain in all the territories of the federation and within 60 days we will be able to have a mega epidemic”, he said.

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The new strain was detected earlier this month in 4 people who arrived in Japan after traveling through the Brazilian Amazon, and this week the same variant was found in the United States and in the state of São Paulo, while ‘there are 9 suspected patients under observation in Paraná state.

“This strain, this variant of Manaus, has caused the whole world to block flights from Brazil, while Brazil is not only open but also withdrawing patients from Manaus to Goias, Bahia,” Rio Grando deo said. Sul, Mandetta.

Manaus hospitals collapse

The health system in Manaus, the capital of Amazonas, collapsed two weeks ago after the increase in covid-19 cases and lack of oxygen in hospitals also forced the evacuation of more of 350 patients to other states.

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Some experts claim that The crisis occurred in part because of a new variant of the coronavirus – more contagious – which was detected in the AmazonBut many sectors blame the government for delaying its action to avoid the collapse of a state that had already experienced the first wave that struck between April and May.

Some governors are starting to tighten measures to avoid social contact at the risk of a collapse of the health system. In this regard, Bolsonaro said this Sunday that “isolation, lockdown, leads us to misery: I have always said, economy and life go hand in hand”. “The Brazilian people are strong, they are not afraid of danger,” he said.

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