a minister from Bolsonaro said quarantines are unnecessary because insects do not respect them

The unusual explanation was given in an interview with the Radio JovemPan, during which he attempted to reinforce Bolsonaro’s antiquity preaching at a time when Brazil has become the global epicenter of the pandemic and where the political decision of the federal government to adopt no measures against the spread of infections has already caused 302,000 deaths from coronavirus.

“Many are betting on a tool which is containment and which has already proved ineffectiveLorenzoni assured precisely against all the evidence available globally which shows that quarantines manage to slow the rate of infections.

In this context, Lorenzoni said: “Can anyone stop a bird, street dog, cat, rat, flea or ant from moving around in urban areas? Can someone contain the bugs?”

And he immediately answered their questions: “Obviously not,” he said.

Although there is no scientific evidence to support his remarks, the minister assured that “all (through animals) are carriers of the virus”. and they are a source of transmission for human beings, since they remain outside all measures that restrict the movement of people.