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The President of the Republic, Jair Bolsonaro (without party), said today that people who do not want to work should stay home during the period of social isolation. “People have to go back to work. And whoever doesn’t want to work, let them stay home. Period,” he said during a press conference.
According to the most recent survey, Brazil has 12,461 deaths caused by the new coronavirus, registered in more than a thousand cities in the country. There are 178.2 thousand infected in total.
“In my opinion, from the beginning, it should be vertical (isolation), take care of people at risk and put people to work (…). In Brazil, in my opinion, the wrong movement is to worry only with the virus issue, unemployment is on the side. The left is silent. People need to work, “said the president.
“Staying home for those who can, great, but for those who can’t afford it, it’s inhumane. The man has to work.”
Doria’s Review
Bolsonaro took the opportunity to criticize São Paulo Governor João Doria (PSDB), who has defended that people remain in their homes and only leave if it is essential. The quarantine in the state of São Paulo lasted until May 31.
“The São Paulo governor said that isolation is better than burial. Whoever stays home will starve. We cannot hibernate at home,” he said.
“I keep putting myself in the place of humble people. There will come a point when these hungry people will take to the streets. The starving man loses his reason. Will we wait to get to this point to react? People have to go back to work “Bolsonaro defended.
Chloroquine
The president also said he will discuss how Health Minister Nelson Teich will expand the use of chloroquine in covid-19 patients.
Stating that there are doctors who understand that the use of chloroquine is appropriate, Bolsonaro said that the substance should be used from the start of treatment, specifically in people who are in risk groups.
“It is not my opinion because I am not a doctor, but many doctors in Brazil and other countries understand that chloroquine can and should be used from the beginning, despite the fact that there is no scientific evidence of its effectiveness. But since we are in an emergency, ( it) has always been used since 1955, and now (combined) with azithromycin it can be a stimulus for this number of deaths that we are having in Brazil. “
“It will be discussed today with the minister. My understanding, listening to the doctors, is that it should be used from the beginning for those in the risk group, people with comorbidities, the elderly …” he said.
