Bolsonaro urged Brazilians to stop whining after record number of deaths from Covid-19

Brazil has suffered the highest number of deaths in the world from the pandemic behind the United States, where the epidemic is disappearing. Instead, the South American country is facing the worst phase of the outbreak to date, with a hospital system on the verge of being overwhelmed.

“Enough of complaining and whining. How long will the crying last?” Bolsonaro told a crowd at an event. “How long will you stay home and shut everything down?” No one can take it anymore. We regret the deaths once again, but we need a solution ”, added.

The brutal second wave in Brazil caused further restrictions in the capital, Brasilia, and Sao Paulo, the country’s largest city. Rio de Janeiro’s tourist mecca announced a city-wide curfew and an early closure of restaurants.

Particularly worrying for health authorities is the appearance of a new variant of the coronavirus in the Amazon region, which appears to be more contagious and more capable of re-infecting those who previously had COVID-19.

“We know the worst prospects for a pandemic since it started,” he said. Neighbor Gonzalo Neto, doctor and former head of Brazilian health regulator Anvisa.

“Mutations are the result of greater reproduction of the virus. The higher the number of viruses, the faster the transmission and the more mutations we have,” He said.

State governors and doctors have complained that the federal government has mismanaged the coronavirus crisis because Bolsonaro downplayed its severity and opposed the restrictions.