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After a videoconference meeting with the Secretaries of Health and Economic Development of the Rio de Janeiro statethis Thursday Wilson Witzel He declared that he will only authorize the reopening of trade after the inauguration of field hospitals that are being built to combat new coronavirus. Although he did not set a date, the governor said these health units are “in the final stages of completion.”
– In the state of Rio de Janeiro, the mortality and contamination curve remains high, despite being under control. And it is precisely because it is under control that we are very concerned about any reopening of economic activity. Until we open the field hospitals, which are in the final stages of completion, we will not be able to reopen – said Witzel, in a video recorded after the meeting with Edmar Santos (Health) and Lucas Tristão (Economic Development).
This Wednesday, EXTRA revealed that the Guanabara Palace is studying the reopening of shopping malls and street trade at alternate hours and with a limited number of people per establishment.
According to a note issued by the Guanabara Palace last night, the State Plan for the Planned Reopening will take into account the continuous evaluation of the number of infected people, especially in the city of Rio and Baixada. “The trend is that, based on risk mapping of activities and territories in the state, the economic recovery will be gradual and regionalized. However, it is important that these measures be taken at the right time, under pain of worsening the crisis, “says an excerpt from the note.
This Thursday, the state of Rio reached the sad mark of 530 deaths from the new coronavirus. According to the latest bulletin published by the State Department of Health, 6,172 cases of Covid-19 have been registered.
In just 24 hours, between Wednesday and Thursday, 40 new deaths and 620 new people infected with the coronavirus were confirmed. Also according to the state government, the Health Department is investigating 206 deaths.
The capital of Rio de Janeiro remains the epicenter of the state pandemic. In the municipality of Rio, 322 deaths and more than 4,000 cases of Covid-19 have been recorded.
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