Brazil registered, in the last 24 hours, 1,290 deaths from COVID-19 (photo: Villa Slvio / AFP)
THE Brazil registered this Sunday (03/21) 1,290 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to data from Minister de Sade, which made Sunday with the most lives lost by COVID-19 registered in the country since the confirmation of the first case of the new coronavirus, in March 2020. With the result, the accumulated deaths jumped to 294,042 and approached the mark of 300 thousand lives lost by the disease. Hours was recorded last week, on March 14, when the Ministry of Health announced that 1,127 people had lost their lives due to COVID-19.
That Saturday (03/20), Brazil had registered 2,438 deaths from COVID-19. With 1,290 lives lost this Sunday, the weekend ends with the sad footprint of 3,728 deaths from coronavrus, the worst rate in the period since the start of the pandemic in Brazil.
Regarding the number of cases, Brazil already has 11,998,233 positive diagnoses for the coronavirus, with 47,774 registered in the last 24 hours.
Or what or coronavrus
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause respiratory infections. The new coronavirus agent (COVID-19) was discovered in December 2019 in China. The disease can cause infections with symptoms initially similar to colds or flu, but with the risk of worsening, which can result in death.
Coronavirus transmission generally occurs through the air or through personal contact with contaminated secretions, such as saliva droplets, sneezing, coughing, phlegm, close personal contact, such as touching or shaking hands, contact with contaminated objects or surfaces, followed by contact with mouth. , nose or eyes.
The recommendation is to avoid overcrowding, stay away from people with respiratory infection symptoms, wash your hands frequently, cough with your forearm in front of your mouth, and often use soap and water to wash your hands or alcohol gel afterward. from contact with surfaces and people. . At home, take extra precautions against COVID-19.
Main symptoms of people infected by COVID-19:
Fever
Cough
Shortness of breath and shortness of breath
Gastric problems
Diarrhea
In severe cases, victims have:
Pneumonia
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Kidney failure
The types of COVID-19 symptoms are increasing each week as researchers advance in identifying the behavior of the virus.
Myths and truths about the virus.
On social media, the spread of COVID-19 also spread rumors about how the Sars-CoV-2 virus is transmitted. And other questions arose: Is the alcohol gel capable of killing the virus? Is the coronavirus lethal at a worrying level? Can one infected person infect several others? Will the epidemic kill thousands of Brazilians, since the SUS could not serve everyone? We did a report with a doctor specializing in infectology and he explains all the myths and truths about the coronavirus.
