Brazil: 11 people died while waiting for treatment …

The dramatic situation in Brazil due to the coronavirus pandemic presented another painful episode on Tuesday. At least eleven patients have died in the city of Taboão da Serra, in the state of São Paulo, while awaiting a bed in hospitals.

The city’s deputy health secretary Thamires May reported having 11 patients intubated, 16 awaiting transfer through Cross (the system for transferring patients to other hospitals in the state) and 11 others dead. “Unfortunately, the deceased were waiting for a place in intensive care“Deplored the manager during a press conference.

Last Friday, the first death was recorded, and this Monday the last two. The age of the victims varies between 52 and 95 years.

Taboão da Serra is the first city in the state of São Paulo to record deaths due to the lack of beds in intensive care units (ICUs) of hospitals and, for the moment, there are no more intensive therapy beds available in their hospitals.

The city is located in the metropolitan area of ​​São Paulo, which currently has 81.2 percent of its intensive care beds occupied.

Different Brazilian states have collapsed hospital systems and some, such as Santa Catarina or Minas Gerais in recent days, they have started transporting patients to other areas.

In the midst of this scenario, President Jair Bolsonaro insists on not decreeing a quarantine and on every opportunity that presents itself he downplays the devastating effects of the disease and rejects preventive measures promoted in the rest of the world, such as quarantines. and traffic restrictions. .

According to the latest health reports, Brazil, the third country with the most infections in the world, behind the United States and India, has 11.1 million infections and 266,000 deaths.