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“I wanted to deliver different news, but at the worst moment of this pandemic, we are sad. We have to extend the stone until May 31,” Doria said at a press conference.
This state, which is the economic engine of Brazil, only registers almost a third of Covid-19 deaths in the country, with 3416 deaths and 41,830 injuries.
While the Brazilian pandemic is not expected to climax before several weeks have passed, intensive care units in hospitals are overcrowded in many states in the southeast, north and northeast, or close to overcrowding.
The decision to impose the stone rests with state governors and mayors, a matter recently resolved by the Supreme Court, while Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro opposes the stone.
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However, these official figures, published by the ministry, face great skepticism on the part of the scientific community, which considers that the number of local victims is 15 or even 20 times higher, according to “AFP”.
As of Friday night, the country, with a population of 210 million, had 145,328 confirmed cases of Covid-19, as well as 9,897 deaths.
In 24 hours, 10,222 new infections were registered in this country, which in June could become a new epidemic center.
The state most affected by the epidemic, to date, is São Paulo (southeast), whose governor João Doria has announced to the population of about 46 million that the stone period will continue until the end of the month.
“I wanted to deliver different news, but at the worst moment of this pandemic, we are sad. We have to extend the stone until May 31,” Doria said at a press conference.
This state, which is the economic engine of Brazil, only registers almost a third of Covid-19 deaths in the country, with 3416 deaths and 41,830 injuries.
While the Brazilian pandemic is not expected to climax before several weeks have passed, intensive care units in hospitals are overcrowded in many states in the southeast, north and northeast, or close to overcrowding.
The decision to impose the stone rests with state governors and mayors, a matter recently resolved by the Supreme Court, while Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro opposes the stone.
