RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – The death toll from Saturday night’s Covid-1 death toll in Brazil exceeded 100,000,000, despite signs that the epidemic is slowly receding in Latin America’s largest country.
Brazil’s health ministry reports that the death toll is now 1,0,188. The figure ranks second in the world behind the United States, according to figures maintained by Johns Hopkins University.
This landmark sales consultant has revived the pain of Nayani Maura, who lost her father Elivaldo to COVID-19 in April. The 58-year-old postman had no previous illness and had to fight Kovid-19 for seven days at a public hospital in Manass, Amazon’s largest city in the Amazon.
“When I see 100,000,000, I see my father with many other faceless corpses,” Maura said by phone. “I never imagined we would reach that number. I don’t believe we can always get rid of this. “
Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro maintained the severity of the virus while deaths in Brazil were rising rapidly. The -old-year-old president spread social distance in live performances and encouraged crowds as they exited the presidential residence.
Bolsonaro rejected the governors and mayors’ lockdowns and other drastic measures to stop the virus, even after the deal was signed in July, and insisted that shutting down Brazil’s economy would lead to nation chaos.
“Life goes on. Brazil needs to produce,” he said in Brasilia on July 7 when he was infected.
Maura’s hometown became a horror show at the beginning of the Manus epidemic. Between April and May, the city’s health system collapsed as patients were completely removed from hospitals and the filled cemetery was forced to dig mass graves. In the Amazonas state capital, 122 people per 100,000 inhabitants have died, much higher than the national average of 71 per 100,000. A nation of 210 million people on Wednesday surpassed 5 million confirmed infections, according to official data.
There have been recent signs of relief in Brazil. In the last two and a half months, the viral turn has gone down. The average number of deaths in the last 7 days was 598, the lowest level since the beginning of May.
Mayors of major cities such as Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro continue to resume activities such as cinemas and schools, though public health experts warn of possible new outbreaks.
Respect restrictions, where restrictions were relaxed, have seen an increase in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, leading to speculation of a possible second wave. Local authorities re-imposed restrictions on commerce and activity, and closed beaches along the river.
Maura said he blames federal officials for the deaths.
“Many lives could have been saved if our leaders had taken drastic measures in the beginning,” he said.
Bolsonaro faced sharp criticism of his health crisis control, and changed health ministers twice between epidemics. However, his popularity is the highest since he took office in January, 2019, thanks to the distribution of his emergency cash to millions of poor Brazilians to help them cope with the economic downturn. About 40% of Brazilians surveyed by Polster Ibop consider their government to be good or excellent. ૨ Sep According to a poll published on September, there is a margin of error of 2 percentage points. “Bolsonaro helped open people’s eyes. Health has to go hand in hand with the economy, ”said Paulo Gomez, a 54-year-old taxi driver who supports Bolosonaro.
In Sao Paulo, Richard Viera, a doctor working in a neighborhood known as the city’s largest working-class faલાade, said the government’s Covid-19 cash transfer program is not enough to save the poor, who often lack health care.
To address the lack of support in the Paraisopolis Favela, an NGO called G10 hired three private ambulances and eight health professionals, including Dr. Vieira, who has been there since March.
“We are dealing with life, and when we came into the poor community we saw that the government could not reach these people.” Vieira told the Associated Press.
Despite the difficulties and lack of resources, Viera continues to fight to contain the devastation of the epidemic.
“I do what I can, I do my best,” Vieira said, while tears welled up and her cheeks rolled down. “And I don’t know what else I can do.”
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AP video journalist Tatina Polastri reports from Sao Paulo.
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