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Nursing technician Jaina Ribeiro dos Santos recorded a video on Wednesday asking for a bed in the ICU for her father. He said he has cared for people for eight years and was now waiting for help to move his father, who was hospitalized in an emergency room.

“If my father stays there, he will die, because there is no way to intubate, there is no respirator, people are terrified because they do not know how to care, they do not know what to do and they have no recourse. For the love of God, help me to get A bed for my father, I beg you, I beg someone to help me in some way, “he asked.

With the repercussion of the case on social networks, the Ministry of Health transferred his father to a resuscitation room at Hospital 28 de Agosto, which serves as support for inpatients with Covid-19. But so far he still awaits a place in the ICU.

“As I said in that video, I am a health worker, I work in this area, dedicating myself to caring for lives, and I found myself in a situation where my father needed this attention and was not providing it. It was a feeling of tied hands in a serious situation, “he lamented.

In addition to the lack of vacancies in the ICU, on August 28 he also faces the filling of the refrigerator truck that contains the bodies of those who died from Covid-19 or who were suspected of the disease. A video shows funeral homes having difficulty handling body bags.

There are almost 2,500 confirmed cases and more than 200 deaths. The state government admits that the number may be even higher. The health system is at the limit with 96% of ICU beds in occupied public hospitals. In support hospitals and emergency rooms, only very severe cases are treated due to overcrowding. And even those who are in serious condition from Covid-19 have a hard time attending.

Geovane Reis, 54, left Manacapuru, deep in the Amazon, who was already having difficulty breathing. He first went to the field hospital, which opened last week but still had no ICU beds. From there, he went by ambulance, with oxygen at the end, to Delphina Aziz, a reference hospital for the disease. He stayed in the infirmary because the ICUs were full. He did not resist.

“He didn’t even go in, he didn’t even go to the ICU. I think he stayed at Delphina for five, ten hours. He died the same day he was admitted, ”said Giovana Matos, a dental assistant.

The chaos in the health of Amazonas due to the new coronavirus also continues to impact the funeral system. In recent days, burials have become collective and coffins have been placed in mass graves. This Tuesday (21), there were 136 burials in the city’s public cemeteries, a record that represents almost five times the average daily burials in Manaus.

The state also fears that the prison system may be the disease’s next target. This Wednesday, the first case of Covid-19 was confirmed in a prison. The man was in temporary detention and is now admitted to a hospital in Manaus.

Nurse Jaina’s father was transferred to the ICU on Wednesday night (22).

Regarding the man who died after searching for two hospitals, the State Department of Health says that he has already arrived in Manaus in a serious condition, that he received adequate assistance, but that the situation had rapidly worsened.