Paraguay without beds, collapses in Brazil and rebounds in Chile: coronavirus figures worrying Argentina

The epidemiological situation in the countries closest to Argentina is worrying. With a marked increase in infections and their health systems on the verge of collapse, Brazil and Paraguay are at their worst since the start of the pandemic. Chile, meanwhile, with an advanced vaccination process tIt also recorded its peak of cases this weekend.

Brazil closes access to its beaches as an emergency measure

“Today It was a different Saturday as the mayor’s office ordered the beaches to be completely closed and leisure areas due to this increase in blackcurrant, and mainly hospitalizations, which has been maintained in recent weeks and worries the authorities. Here in Rio de Janeiro, there is 96% occupation of intensive care beds ”, revealed journalist Marcelo Silva de Sousa in TN.

In TN, the journalist from Rio de Janeiro spoke of the health collapse in the neighboring country

In Brazil, more than 300,000 people have already died from the coronavirus and his authorities have indicated that the public health system is on the verge of collapse, with much of the intensive care units occupying more than 90%. This Saturday Brazil registered 79,069 new infections and 2438 dead, while the country remains in second place in number of infected people.

“A tougher announcement is expected on Monday, it is believed that the city will enter into a total closure of businesses deemed non-essential. In principle, it would be for ten days, ”said De Sousa of the situation in Rio.

The situation in São Paulo is dramatic and in the last hours, the health authorities had to start evacuating patients affected by the lack of oxygen: in some hospitals, their consumption increased up to 16 times the average.

Asked about the political situation in Brazil following this scenario, the journalist replied: “Bolsonaro management’s rejection level has skyrocketed and this partly led the president to adapt the speech a little, even if he still defends the so-called early remedies, which have no effectiveness against the coronavirus ”.

Chile experiences peak in infections while tightening measures

Chile surpassed 7,000 daily cases of Covid-19 for the first time this Saturday since the start of the pandemic, amid a surge in infections that has led the government to confine 9 million people and quarantine all travelers. “This is the most critical number Chile has had in this whole history.“Said the Chilean journalist José Maria del Pino in dialogue with TN.

In TN, the Chilean journalist told how the trans-Andean country is doing

The Ministry of Health of the Trans-Andean country reported in the last 24 hours 7,084 new cases, for a cumulative 925,089 infections. The previous record was 6,983 cases recorded on June 14, in the middle of the first wave. Saturday’s report also said 93 people had died, with a total of 22,180 dead since the start of the pandemic.

“How is it possible that this country with 32% of its population vaccinated with the first dose and 15% of its population vaccinated with both doses have these infections?” Asks Del Pino. In response, he said that one factor is that “A window period of one month should be given after the second dose” for the vaccination to be robust. And, without waiting for that time, “the guard was lowered when the mass vaccination process began and the virus circulated again.”

In addition, the journalist from Santiago de Chile warned, “The average age of intubation which continues to decrease day by day”.

From now on, Anyone arriving in Chile from Brazil must self-isolate in a hotel for 72 hours until the results of a PCR are obtained. The rest of the travelers arriving in Chile must comply with a 10-day quarantine and if they are positive, they must be confined to health residences for 11 days. The new measures will begin next Thursday and will last for a month. Travelers can only enter Chile through Santiago Airport.

Paraguay, between the increase in cases and the political crisis

This Saturday, Paraguay recorded 2,100 new cases of coronavirus and 33 deaths, which marks a sharp increase in cases. As indicated The Nation of Paraguay, “This figure sets a new daily record for internships, with a slight decrease in intensive care patients.”

In the second week of March, the neighboring country recorded a 40% increase in cases compared to the first week of the same month.s and authorities have indicated that 100% of intensive care beds are already occupied. Of the 655 beds we have in the public sector and integrated hospitals and the Social Security Institute, we currently have 655 occupied beds, ”he said. Leticia Pintos, Director of Health Networks and Services at the Ministry of Public Health, according to the agency Telam.