Brazil's incoming health minister says mission is to unify fight against COVID-19

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Brazil's incoming Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said on Wednesday that he has been given the mission of unifying the country's fight against ...

Brazilian cardiologist Marcelo Queiroga, who was named by Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro as the country's fourth Health Minister since the coronavirus pandemic began, speaks at the Health Ministry headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Ueslei MarcelinoSAO PAULO: Brazil's incoming Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said on Wednesday that he has been given the mission of unifying the country's fight against COVID-19 by President Jair Bolsonaro.

"We will reduce deaths with two main approaches. Firstly with social distancing policies that reduce the circulation of the virus, secondly with improved care capacity in our hospitals," he added.

 

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