According to the official publication, the FAB will distribute 60 respirators among the states to assist in the treatment of Covid-19. In total, 1.5 tons are being transported.
How was this announcement made? This Friday (10) alone, the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) is transporting around 1.5 tons of respiratory equipment on the C-105 aircraft. The first location to be distributed will be in the capital of Ceará, with an expected arrival time of 8:50 pm.
There are 60 pieces of equipment in total, the distribution will be: 30 for Fortaleza (CE); 20 in Manaus (AM) and 10 in Macapá (AP).
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that there is an urgent need to increase the number of intensive care beds in the three capitals to treat people infected with the new coronavirus. The respirator is an essential piece of equipment for treating people with the disease and who present the most severe symptom, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
Growth of the disease in Ceará
The Ministry stated that Ceará is one of four states that are possibly entering a phase of uncontrolled acceleration of the pandemic. The state of Amazonas is also on the list. The other states are Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and the Federal District.
Yesterday (9), the department released a bulletin that Ceará was the state in the Northeast Region with the most registered cases. In total, there are 1,291 confirmed infections and 43 deaths. The second state in the region with the highest number of infections is Bahia, with 497 cases. In the North Region, Amazonas also stands out in the number of infections. There are 899 confirmed cases and 40 deaths.
The equipment sent to Manaus will be installed in beds at the Delphina Abdel Aziz Hospital, in the northern part of the city. In the capital of Amapá, the respirators will go to the Dra. Euclélia Américo Maternity Hospital, also in the northern part of the city.
Import of respirators
Brazil has been having difficulty importing ventilators. According to information from Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta, this week, a Chinese company that was supposed to be responsible for delivering 15,000 units of mechanical ventilators did not guarantee that it would actually make the delivery.
In early April, the government of Bahia accused the United States of holding back a shipment of respirators in Miami that had been purchased by the state from a Chinese company. The sale was canceled by the company.