Coronavirus in Brazil adds more than 40 thousand cases in a few days, and Brazilian authorities are on full alert, contrary to what people think, Covid-19 is no joke, many Brazilians will lose their lives.
But we, the disseminators of facts, warn all our readers that it is necessary to follow health guidelines from around the world, because this helps in the fight against Covid-19.
Yesterday, President Trump, who was adopting a conspiracy theory speech, said that it is necessary to respect the distancing orders, you you can check it out here, if you want.
After all, what will happen in Brazil if measures are not taken?
Brazil needs to act urgently to contain the coronavirus
Stricter measures are needed to contain the novel COVID-19. The numbers keep growing, but much of the population doesn't believe it. So, what can we do? Raising awareness is important because it alerts people daily.
This week, state health departments released a worrying number: there are now 40,940 confirmed cases of people infected with the new coronavirus in Brazil, with 2,598 deaths across the country, but critics say the number is higher.
It is known that deaths are concentrated in the states of São Paulo (1,037), Rio de Janeiro (422) and Ceará (206), and are growing at a rapid pace: almost a thousand of them occurred in the last seven days.
Public health system in collapse
Information from the Brazilian Medical Association indicates that, in one month, doctors registered 3,181 complaints about a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) when treating patients with Covid-19.
As far as we know, in the State of São Paulo, Rio and Porto Alegre are the cities with the most complaints.
In São Paulo, the queue of Covid-19 tests awaiting analysis fell from more than 20,000 last week to 4,100 this Monday (20), according to information from the Butantan Institute.
Manaus is on the verge of collapse! Therefore, it's already reaching its capacity limit. Due to a lack of beds and staff, hospitals can no longer treat all the patients.
As an urgent measure, the state government declared that the Amazonas health system is collapsing.
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Source: G1 News