He said “a type of cold”… Brazil is the largest coronavirus outbreak beyond the US

There is growing concern over Brazil, which has emerged as the largest spread of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) beyond the United States. Amid the collapse of the medical system, the head of health has been replaced again, but the international community is putting pressure on President Zaire Bolsonaro, saying that it is necessary to change the way it responds to Corona 19.

On the 15th (local time), Brazilian President Bolsonaro appointed Marcelo Keiroga, president of the Brazilian Heart Disease Association, as the new Minister of Health. This is the third time that the Minister of Health has been replaced by the Bolsonaro government.

With the launch of the Bolsonaru government in early 2019, Luis Enhiki Mandeta, who served as the Minister of Health, and his successor, Neuson Taishi, were replaced after confrontation with President Bolsonaru over the response to Corona 19.

In May of last year, Eduardo Pazuel, an active military general, was placed in the position of minister, but there was a lot of noise over the appointment of a non-professional. Eventually, Pajuelu announced his intention to resign because of health problems.

Locally, it is evaluated that the replacement of the head of health will not be meaningful unless President Bolsonaro’s perception of Corona 19 changes.

From the beginning of the coronavirus epidemic, President Bolsonaru showed a disrespectful attitude as being “a type of cold”, and even went on to rumor with absurd remarks such as “If you get a vaccine, you become a crocodile.”

The World Health Organization (WHO) is beeping every day for Brazil. According to the WHO announcement on the 15th (local time), the number of new confirmed cases in Brazil over the past week recorded 494,000, surpassing the United States. During the same period, the number of deaths was 12,300, overtaking the United States (about 930,000).

The WHO warned that “the spread of corona from Brazil is likely to threaten not only Latin America but the world as well.”

Brazil accounts for 2.7% of the world’s population (211.8 million people), but the cumulative percentage of corona19 confirmed cases is 15%. The rate of new confirmed cases is close to 30%. Experts point out that the Brazilian government’s poor response and slow vaccination have led to the same consequences.

An increasing number of people are dying because they cannot receive proper treatment due to a shortage of beds and the collapse of the medical system.

According to the Osbaudo Cruz Foundation, a research institute on the 15th (local time), 72,264, or 33% of Corona 19 deaths reported until the end of last month, were confirmed to have died while waiting for treatment in the intensive care unit while hospitalized.

According to CNN, the market share of intensive care units (ICUs) in 21 regions of Brazil currently exceeds 80%. Among them, 14 of them are evaluated that the share of the intensive care unit exceeds 90%, and the medical system is in fact on the verge of collapse. In a statement, the management of Porto Allegri Hospital said, “Our hospital’s ICU corona ward already has a 132% share.”

According to World O Meter, as of the 16th, there were about 1151 million coronavirus cases and 270,000 deaths in Brazil.

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