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The TJ-SP (São Paulo Court of Justice) complied with the request of the city of São José dos Campos to keep the city in the orange phase of the São Paulo Plan, instead of the red phase, as planned for the entire condition. by Governor João Doria PSDB). The city affirmed that its indicators, such as the occupation of the ICU, do not allow going to the most restricted level of the plan to combat the new coronavirus.
The decision that put the entire state in the red phase was announced this week by Doria and takes effect tomorrow. The measure was taken in view of the increase in cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the cities of São Paulo, which accompanies the national rebound of the new coronavirus. This Friday, the 5th, the country registered the fourth consecutive day with more than 1,700 daily deaths.
In the TJ’s decision, judge Jeferson Moreira de Carvalho said that São José dos Campos’s request must be honored because the plan includes criteria for the red phase, such as the occupation of 75% of the ICU beds, which does not it would be the case of the city center.
Through a video posted on Facebook, Mayor Felicio Ramuth (PSDB) said that “justice has been served.” “The decision of the Court could even take us to the yellow phase, but for the sake of caution we will stay in the orange phase. The Justice this time was totally coherent in understanding our arguments in relation to the São Paulo Plan,” he said.
“We did our homework. You, a citizen of São José, did your homework. I ask for your care and attention so that in the coming days we can have indicators to continue in the orange phase,” he added, noting that, if necessary, it will represent the red scenario. in the city.
Cities like Franca and Mirandópolis were also testing alternatives to avoid starting the red phase this Saturday. At least nineteen public hospitals in the state of São Paulo had 100% occupancy in ICUs on Friday and another six already exceeded the 90% rate, according to state government data.
In the private network, the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, in São Paulo, broke a record of new admissions due to covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, with 166 patients in intensive care and on the ward. According to the Secretary of Health of the state of São Paulo, Jean Gorinchteyn, the situation is one of “war.”
(João Prata collaborated)
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