Coronavirus in Brazil: the Governor of São Paulo to …

The coronavirus is progressing worryingly in Brazil and the state of São Paulo, the most affected by the pandemic, analyzes the adoption of measures that strengthen the “red phase” of social isolation decreed on Monday, including a curfew . Brazil recorded 90,303 covid-19 infections on Wednesday, a new daily record, With which the country already adds 11,693,383 cases and affects 285,000 deaths. New Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga has recommended social distancing to contain the pandemic, unlike President Jair Bolsonaro.

“We are facing a very serious and dramatic situation, not only in São Paulo but throughout Brazil,” São Paulo Governor Joao Doria said on Wednesday., who said he could announce new measures to step up distancing. São Paulo began two weeks of severe restrictions with a nighttime curfew on Monday. Until the end of the month, parks and beaches will be closed, office workers will have to work remotely, and authorities have asked to reduce classes to an absolute minimum, among other measures.

According to a harsh report from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), the pandemic has caused “the greatest health and hospital collapse in the history of Brazil”. Of Brazil’s 27 states, 24 have an occupancy of 80 percent or more of intensive care beds, the report says. In São Paulo state, at least 88 covid-19 patients have died while awaiting bed, the newspaper reported Sao Paulo state.

The new Minister of Health, Marcelo Queiroga, called at a press conference with the still outgoing Eduardo Pazuello, a “union of all Brazilians” to control the pandemic. “We will be able to reduce deaths through social distancing policies that reduce the circulation of the virus and improve the capacity of our hospital services,” Queiroga said, appointed Monday by Bolsonaro as his fourth Minister of Health since the start of the health crisis.

“There is no point in recommending the use of chin straps if people are not able to adhere to this kind of simple measure. The government recommends, for example, reducing frivolous crowds and people continue to party on weekends, helping to circulate the virusAdded the 55-year-old cardiologist.