SAO PAULO — Brazil's state health secretaries on Monday called for lockdowns and curfews in many parts of the country because hospitals are running short of intensive care unit beds as COVID-19 daily kills more than 1,000 people nationwide.
“The return of the pandemic in several states is making their private and their public assistance networks collapse and has brought imminent risk of spreading it to all regions of Brazil,” the council said, adding that the nation is experiencing its worst moment since the pandemic began.Last week was Brazil’s deadliest since the beginning of the pandemic, with 8,244 confirmed deaths from the virus.
The council also said there is a “lack of coherent and unified national leadership in the reaction to the pandemic,” and suggests the halt of all activities held in person, including religious ceremonies. Brazil’s capital, Brasilia, entered a two-week lockdown on Sunday, and at least eight states adopted curfews over the past week due to the rise in cases and deaths from the virus. On Monday, hundreds protested near the country's presidential palace, carrying banners that read “We want to work.” The governor of the Federal District, where Brasilia lies, is an ally of Bolsonaro.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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