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OR Brazil is rapidly emerging as a new global hot spot in the pandemic of coronavirusonly from behind USES in daily deaths, which on average is 2,000. The country recorded 751 deaths on Friday, beating the daily death toll in the United Kingdom, which was 626.
Infographic: Coronavirus numbers in Brazil and worldwide
The number of infections has nearly tripled in the past two weeks to more than 145,000, leaving 9,897 dead. Health officials say the numbers are likely to be higher, as the lack of evidence causes underreporting of cases and deaths, which do not count in the official count. Household deaths increased 10% compared to last year.
The worsening of the health crisis, after more than a month of quarantine and blocking orders little respected by the population, led governors and mayors to increase restrictions to try to prevent the spread of the disease. São Paulo, which represents about a third of Brazil’s GDP and is the most affected by the pandemic, extended the quarantine until May 31, in the midst of what Governor João Doria called “devastating”. Cities in the poorer regions of the north and northeast, with health systems that were already overloaded before the pandemic, implemented even more severe blockages.
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At the same time, the effort to reopen Latin America’s largest economy has gained momentum. With approximately 25% of the population in poverty, many cannot afford not to work and live in tight spaces that make social distance almost impossible. The first signs of the pandemic’s impact on an already anemic economy show a terrible picture: industrial production plunged 9% in March and vehicle production in April was the lowest since 1957. Forecasts show a contraction in GDP of up to 7% this year year
On Thursday, President Jair Bolsonaro and several cabinet members made an unscheduled visit to the Federal Supreme Court (STF) in a request to ease the restriction measures. The president often ignores social isolation, mingles with supporters, calls the virus “little control” and warns about the impact of the looming economic crisis if people don’t go back to work. Several regions have already done so. The states of Santa Catarina and Mato Grosso do Sul are reopening shopping malls, gyms and churches.
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There is no national consensus or guidelines on how to return to business. Health Minister Nelson Teich avoided a firm stance on social detachment, a frequent source of clashes between Bolsonaro and his former health minister, which he dismissed in April, and often said that it is not a political issue or subject “in favor or against “. He said this week that the ministry may recommend blockades in specific areas, but has not yet issued any specific guidance.
Teich said in late April that the data showed that the situation in Brazil was worsening, but trying to identify the peak was a guessing game.
– You ask me when we will reach the top. I don’t know, and nobody knows. We can project dates, but they are just guesswork, he said.
