Brazil is gradually emerging leaders in the number of people infected with coronavirus, and now it ranks second in the world after the USA. If the growth of new infected in the early months was kept at around 5-6 thousand, by may 22, he had almost reached 21 thousand. In the rapid rise in the spread of accusing the President of Brazil Jaira Bolsonaro that at the dawn of the epidemic was believed that the coronavirus is not more dangerous than the flu. What is happening in the country and why the number of new cases continues to grow — in the material of RTVI.
On 26 may in Brazil has registered 374 thousand cases of infection with coronavirus. The infection has already claimed the lives of more than 22 thousand people, and 21 may, the government recorded the highest increase of deaths from COVID-19 — a day it has killed 1 of 179 people. Hardest hit state são Paulo (82.1 thousand infected), state Rio de Janeiro (37,9 thousand) and ceará (35,5 thousand).
President Bolsonaro continued the rhetoric that the coronavirus is not as dangerous as it seems, until the end of April — while the daily increase in cases has not exceeded seven thousand.
However, the last Brazilian President continues to insist until now. Now to the statement, however, added another postulate of “freedom is more important than life.” The President even in the midst of the epidemic continues to collect shares of their supporters demanding the repeal of the quarantine measures.
the fact that governors in Brazil have been given very broad powers, which in some cities there are restrictions on the movement of people. Many of the local chapters regularly openly oppose Bolsonaro and his beliefs, but not impose a total quarantine on the entire country.
In mid-April Bolsonaro fired Luis Enrique Mandetta, after which his place was taken by Nelson Parc ornithologique du Teich. Last not last a month, and already on may 16, the President dismissed him. In the end, now the post of health Minister is a former army General Eduardo Pasuelo with no medical training.
Under the leadership Pasuelo the Ministry of health has agreed to the demand Bolsonaro use for the treatment of coronavirus infection hydroxychloroquine — antimalarial drug which is actively promoted by the American President Donald trump. Hydroxychloroquine in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin really showed some effectiveness in the fight against the coronavirus, but only in laboratory tests.
At the same time, consensus about the effectiveness of the drug in the treatment of COVID-19 in the scientific community there — French scientists have found that those patients who were given hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin will get rid of the virus in the blood. At the same time, the Chinese study showed no difference. Moreover, the study of the state 96 thousand patients who took hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of coronavirus infection, showed that they had developed the risk of arrhythmia and, consequently, death.
the trump, who filed Bolsonaro the idea of using hydroxychloroquine, may 20, stated that it can ban the Brazilian citizens entering the United States. The American President added that he wants his country came infected with a coronavirus.
UPD. American President Donald trump has temporarily banned the entry of foreigners who within two weeks of arrival in the United States visited Brazil. There the situation deteriorated with the spread of the coronavirus. The announcement on may 24, published on the White house website.
Meanwhile, according to the mayor são Paulo Bruno Covas, the number of hospital beds in intensive care units in hospitals in the city is rapidly ending. The President continues to insist on the abolition of quarantine measures, the use of hydroxychloroquine and that has nothing to do with the situation in the country.
In late April, when the number of deaths from the coronavirus in Brazil has exceeded five thousand, Air Messias Bolsonaro in response to a journalist, stated the following:
