Night burials in Brazil as COVID deaths at record high

[bart12]

@Leongsam You still lying with fake data?? You are like Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro who is resisting any new restrictions in spite of experts in the country saying Brazil needs to adapt urgently to turn the tide.

 

[Pinkieslut]

Sounds like great news! Reduce Overpopulation

 

[Leongsam]

@Leongsam You still lying with fake data?? You are like Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro who is resisting any new restrictions in spite of experts in the country saying Brazil needs to adapt urgently to turn the tide.

Restrictions do absolutely nothing. A severe lockdown does nothing but postpone the inevitable.

Covid is a minor disease for the vast majority of those who catch it. Even WHO clearly states this fact.

Brazil's president has been resisting lockdowns from day one as he realises that the economy is just as important and lives will be lost for a whole host of reasons if the economy comes to a grinding halt. However many in his government defied his wishes and maintained lockdowns to the detriment of the whole country.

https://news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-revolt-brazil-governors-defy-072220231.html

Brazil’s state governors are defying President Jair Bolsonaro over his call to reopen schools and businesses, dismissing his argument that the “cure” of widespread shutdowns to contain the coronavirus is worse than the disease.

Mr Bolsonaro contends the clampdown already ordered by many governors will deeply wound the already beleaguered economy and spark social unrest.
In a nationally televised address on Tuesday night, he urged governors to limit isolation only to high-risk people and to lift the strict anti-virus measures they have imposed in their regions.

Had the governers opened up as instructed by Bolsonaro Brazil would not be in the situation it is in today. All the lockdowns did was postpone the inevitable. If you look at Brazil's curve you can see this for yourself.

 

[laksaboy]

Covid deaths or Astrazeneca deaths?

 

[Leongsam]

Covid deaths or Astrazeneca deaths?

A combination of both I suppose. The old are dying from Covid. The younger ones are more at risk from vaccines.

 

[Leongsam]

You can see from the chart that the provincial governers in Brazil messed things up by imposing lockdowns and asking people to wear masks.

Had they followed Sweden's example the outcome would be far better.

 

[Leongsam]

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Coronavirus: Revolt in Brazil as governors defy Bolsonaro’s call to lift lockdowns
By AP Reporters

4-5 minutes


Brazil’s state governors are defying President Jair Bolsonaro over his call to reopen schools and businesses, dismissing his argument that the “cure” of widespread shutdowns to contain the coronavirus is worse than the disease.
Mr Bolsonaro contends the clampdown already ordered by many governors will deeply wound the already beleaguered economy and spark social unrest.
In a nationally televised address on Tuesday night, he urged governors to limit isolation only to high-risk people and to lift the strict anti-virus measures they have imposed in their regions.
“What needs to be done? Put the people to work. Preserve the elderly, preserve those who have health problems. But nothing more than that,” said Mr Bolsonaro, who in the past has sparked anger by calling the virus a “little flu”.

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro puts on a mask during a press conference on Wednesday (Andre Borges/AP)

Mr Bolsonaro told reporters in the capital, Brasilia, on Wednesday that he had listened to his US counterpart, Donald Trump, and found their perspectives to be similar.
The country’s governors protested that his instructions ran counter to health experts’ recommendations and endangered Latin America’s largest population.
They said they would continue with their strict measures. The rebellion even included traditional allies of Brazil’s far-right president.
Governor Carlos Moisés of Santa Catarina state, which gave almost 80% of its votes to Bolsonaro in the 2018 presidential election, complained he was “blown away” by the president’s instructions.
Mr Moisés said he would insist that all residents stay home during the pandemic despite the president’s stand.

A volunteer gives away soap in an effort to avoid the spread of the coronavirus in one of Rio’s favelas, or slums, areas at great risk from the coronavirus (Leo Correa/AP)

In a videoconference earlier in the day between Mr Bolsonaro and governors from Brazil’s southeast region, Sao Paulo governor João Doria threatened to sue the federal government if it tried to interfere with his efforts to combat the virus, according to video of their private meeting reviewed by The Associated Press.
“We are here, the four governors of the southeast region, in respect for Brazil and Brazilians and in respect for dialogue and understanding,” said Mr Doria, who supported Mr Bolsonaro’s 2018 presidential bid. “But you are the president and you have to set the example. You have to be the representative to command, guide and lead this country, not divide it.”
Mr Bolsonaro responded by accusing Doria of riding his coattails to the governorship, then turning his back.
“If you don’t get in the way, Brazil will take off and emerge from the crisis. Stop campaigning,” the president said.
The governors weren’t the only defiant ones. Virus plans challenged by Mr Bolsonaro were upheld by the Supreme Court. The heads of both congressional houses criticised his televised speech. Companies donated supplies to state anti-virus efforts.

An aerial view of the almost empty Paulista Avenue, one of Sao Paulo’s most important financial centres, amid the country’s lockdown on Tuesday (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Mr Bolsonaro has found some support among his base — #BolsonaroIsRight trended atop Brazilian Twitter on Wednesday — though that backing has been countered by a week of nightly protests from many Brazilians respecting the self-isolation rules, who lean from their windows to bang pots and pans.
As of Wednesday, Brazil had about 2,400 confirmed cases and 57 deaths related to the outbreak. Experts say the figures could soar in April, potentially causing a collapse of the country’s health care system.
There is particular concern the virus’ potential damage in the ultra-dense, low-income neighborhoods known as favelas.
Bolsonaro’s administration has also faced criticism from economists, including Armínio Fraga, a former central bank governor, and Claudio Ferraz, a professor at Rio de Janeiro’s Pontifical Catholic University.
“Brazil is seeing something unique, an insurrection of governors,” Mr Ferraz wrote on Twitter.
“This will become a new topic in political science: checks and balances by governors in a Federal System.”

 

[Leongsam]

news.yahoo.com

Coronavirus: Revolt in Brazil as governors defy Bolsonaro’s call to lift lockdowns
By AP Reporters

4-5 minutes


Brazil’s state governors are defying President Jair Bolsonaro over his call to reopen schools and businesses, dismissing his argument that the “cure” of widespread shutdowns to contain the coronavirus is worse than the disease.
Mr Bolsonaro contends the clampdown already ordered by many governors will deeply wound the already beleaguered economy and spark social unrest.
In a nationally televised address on Tuesday night, he urged governors to limit isolation only to high-risk people and to lift the strict anti-virus measures they have imposed in their regions.
“What needs to be done? Put the people to work. Preserve the elderly, preserve those who have health problems. But nothing more than that,” said Mr Bolsonaro, who in the past has sparked anger by calling the virus a “little flu”.

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro puts on a mask during a press conference on Wednesday (Andre Borges/AP)

Mr Bolsonaro told reporters in the capital, Brasilia, on Wednesday that he had listened to his US counterpart, Donald Trump, and found their perspectives to be similar.
The country’s governors protested that his instructions ran counter to health experts’ recommendations and endangered Latin America’s largest population.
They said they would continue with their strict measures. The rebellion even included traditional allies of Brazil’s far-right president.
Governor Carlos Moisés of Santa Catarina state, which gave almost 80% of its votes to Bolsonaro in the 2018 presidential election, complained he was “blown away” by the president’s instructions.
Mr Moisés said he would insist that all residents stay home during the pandemic despite the president’s stand.

A volunteer gives away soap in an effort to avoid the spread of the coronavirus in one of Rio’s favelas, or slums, areas at great risk from the coronavirus (Leo Correa/AP)

In a videoconference earlier in the day between Mr Bolsonaro and governors from Brazil’s southeast region, Sao Paulo governor João Doria threatened to sue the federal government if it tried to interfere with his efforts to combat the virus, according to video of their private meeting reviewed by The Associated Press.
“We are here, the four governors of the southeast region, in respect for Brazil and Brazilians and in respect for dialogue and understanding,” said Mr Doria, who supported Mr Bolsonaro’s 2018 presidential bid. “But you are the president and you have to set the example. You have to be the representative to command, guide and lead this country, not divide it.”
Mr Bolsonaro responded by accusing Doria of riding his coattails to the governorship, then turning his back.
“If you don’t get in the way, Brazil will take off and emerge from the crisis. Stop campaigning,” the president said.
The governors weren’t the only defiant ones. Virus plans challenged by Mr Bolsonaro were upheld by the Supreme Court. The heads of both congressional houses criticised his televised speech. Companies donated supplies to state anti-virus efforts.

An aerial view of the almost empty Paulista Avenue, one of Sao Paulo’s most important financial centres, amid the country’s lockdown on Tuesday (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Mr Bolsonaro has found some support among his base — #BolsonaroIsRight trended atop Brazilian Twitter on Wednesday — though that backing has been countered by a week of nightly protests from many Brazilians respecting the self-isolation rules, who lean from their windows to bang pots and pans.
As of Wednesday, Brazil had about 2,400 confirmed cases and 57 deaths related to the outbreak. Experts say the figures could soar in April, potentially causing a collapse of the country’s health care system.
There is particular concern the virus’ potential damage in the ultra-dense, low-income neighborhoods known as favelas.
Bolsonaro’s administration has also faced criticism from economists, including Armínio Fraga, a former central bank governor, and Claudio Ferraz, a professor at Rio de Janeiro’s Pontifical Catholic University.
“Brazil is seeing something unique, an insurrection of governors,” Mr Ferraz wrote on Twitter.
“This will become a new topic in political science: checks and balances by governors in a Federal System.”

Dumbfuck governers have really messed things up and have blood on their hands.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

I do not understand why there is such a big fuss about the wuhan virus death rate. Whereby poverty is A fate worst than death. N poverty is not even an issue by world gahmens. In addition did they die with or from the wuhan virus? N if the wuhan virus so deadly. Why ban the use of hydroxychloroquin?

https://www.bitchute.com/video/d5MuPznhhE10/

 

[Leongsam]

I do not understand why there is such a big fuss about the wuhan virus death rate. Whereby poverty is A fate worst than death. N poverty is not even an issue by world gahmens. In addition did they die with or from the wuhan virus? N if the wuhan virus so deadly. Why ban the use of hydroxychloroquin?

https://www.bitchute.com/video/d5MuPznhhE10/

They banned it because Trump recommended it.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

They banned it because Trump recommended it.

Just proves the agenda by the powers that be. But why is trump keeping quiet about it now?

 

[Leongsam]

Just proves the agenda by the powers that be. But why is trump keeping quiet about it now?

He isn't the President anymore plus even if he did say something it would be censored by youtube, twitter etc.

 

[Cottonmouth]

Sounds like great news! Reduce Overpopulation

They have to modify it to kill all the shitskin Indians.

 

[TuckFrump]

https://www.democracynow.org/2021/4/1/dr_miguel_nicolelis_brazil_covid

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Brazil now accounts for about a quarter of all COVID-19 daily deaths worldwide, more than any other country, and its overall death toll of more than 310,000 is surpassed only by the United States. Far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro faces intense pressure to abandon his opposition to vaccinations, lockdowns and mask-wearing. Dr. Miguel Nicolelis, professor of neurobiology at Duke University and former coordinator of the largest scientific COVID-19 task force in Brazil, says Bolsonaro “has played on the side of the virus” by opposing any efforts to control the outbreak. “Since the beginning, he downplayed the severity of the pandemic.”
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AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The Quarantine Report. I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh, as we turn to the mounting public health and political crisis in Brazil, which now accounts for about a quarter of all COVID-19 daily deaths worldwide, more than any other country. About 66,000 people died in the month of March as cases skyrocketed, leaving Brazil’s hospital system on the verge of collapse. Brazil suffered a record close to 4,000 deaths in a single day Tuesday. Its overall death toll of more than 321,000 is surpassed only by the United States. This comes as far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro faces intense pressure to abandon his opposition to vaccines, lockdowns and mask-wearing.
Brazil is also facing a major political crisis. Earlier this week, the heads of Brazil’s Army, Navy, Air Force all quit in an unprecedented move, a day after Bolsonaro ousted his defense minister as part of a broader Cabinet shake-up.
For more, we go to São Paulo, Brazil, where we’re joined by Dr. Miguel Nicolelis, professor of neurobiology at Duke University, former coordinator of the largest scientific COVID-19 task force in Brazil.
Doctor, welcome to Democracy Now! São Paulo is suffering so horrendously right now, like the rest of Brazil. Can you describe what’s happening?
DR. MIGUEL NICOLELIS: Thank you very much for the invitation. It’s a great pleasure to be with you guys today.
Well, São Paulo is the epicenter of the Brazilian tragedy right now. It’s like being in a battlefield. Hospitals are full to capacity. The governor has tried to manage the crisis unsuccessfully. And today we, you know, woke up with the news the cemeteries are filling up. And basically, you have the sense that you’re in some sort of battlefield back in World War II, because, you know, supplies are running down, doctors are basically at the limit of what they can do right now, and there’s very little hope at the end of the tunnel right now in Brazil.
NERMEEN SHAIKH: Dr. Nicolelis, could you explain, you know, the role of the Bolsonaro administration, the steps that he’s taken, that have made the crisis as bad as it is? You’ve called him public enemy number one.
DR. MIGUEL NICOLELIS: Well, yeah. Basically, he has done nothing. Actually, he has played on the side of the virus down here in Brazil, because, since the beginning, he downplayed the severity of the pandemic and was on TV, on social media, everywhere, talking, you know, every day against any measure of social distancing, mask using, or even against vaccines, throughout the first year of the pandemic in Brazil. So, he basically has transformed this crisis into a political, ideological battle. And according to everyone that is involved in studying the pandemic and trying to see what happened with this crisis in Brazil, he is the main enemy of any attempt to control the pandemic in the country.
NERMEEN SHAIKH: And also, you know, during the course of this one year of this pandemic, Brazil has had no less than four health ministers. But I want to ask about something that’s very striking about the demographics of the people who have been worst affected by the virus in Brazil, namely that there are a lot of young people who are hospitalized and who are dying, which is quite different from what we’ve seen in most parts of the world. So, could you explain what’s happening? Why are so many young people getting sick, and even dying?
DR. MIGUEL NICOLELIS: Yeah. Well, during the first wave, we saw the pandemic being focused on people above 60, 65 years old. But since November last year, the demographics of the — now that we got from hospitals and from ICU analysis, is that much younger people are being admitted to the hospitals and to the ICUs. And, in fact, at the largest ICU facility in Brazil, here in São Paulo at the University of São Paulo, you know, a hospital with more than 230 ICU beds, what you see now is that the age group more affected, and the one that is dying the most, is between 35 and 40 years old. This was a tremendous shock.
And this was compounded by the discovery a couple weeks ago that Brazil is also suffering from an epidemic of premature deliveries. So, pregnant women are being infected at a record rate down here. It’s leading to premature deliveries and babies that need to go to ICUs all over the country So, for the first time in history, we are seeing ICUs for babies, newborn babies, completely full in Brasília, in states in the southern part of Brazil.
So, we have seen a dramatic shift in this demographics. And some people are blaming the new variant. Others are saying that, no, more young people are violating the isolation rules that have been imposed in many states in Brazil. So, it’s basically a combination of both factors, I think.
AMY GOODMAN: Dr. Miguel Nicolelis, earlier this week, six Cabinet ministers resigned, including the foreign minister, who some considered the worst foreign minister in Brazil’s history. Many blamed him for failing to get enough vaccines by compromising ties with China, with Russia and India. Can you talk about the significance of this and how it is that Brazil, that really was a testing site — right? — a place where clinical trials were performed a lot, has so much difficulty getting vaccines?
DR. MIGUEL NICOLELIS: Yeah, this is a crisis that has been created by many fatal mistakes by the Bolsonaro government. And the foreign secretary was one of the worst in the Cabinet, and certainly the worst foreign secretary that Brazil has ever had, probably since imperial times, in the 19th century.
What happened on Monday was unprecedented. You know, the only episode that is close — but not even close — is back in 1977, when the general in charge of the military junta that was governing Brazil fired the defense minister, who was plotting a coup d’état. That was a very particular night in Brazil in 1977. But never in Brazilian history, the heads of the Army, Air Force and Navy were fired on the same day. This was a shock. And for 48 hours down here, we were not sure whether there was a sort of a coup being plotted and put in place by Bolsonaro.
So, the Armed Forces have now strongly denied that they want to support any adventure in that direction and, in fact, have rebutted the president by saying that they will always follow the Constitution. But in a country that has suffered a coup d’état in 1964 that lasted 21 years, a military coup d’état, every Brazilian remembers the disaster and the death toll of that period in the country. So —
AMY GOODMAN: This is the anniversary.
DR. MIGUEL NICOLELIS: Yes. And this was, exactly, on the day of the anniversary of that coup d’état. So, you can imagine how people were feeling for these two days here. And yesterday, the tension reached a very high level, until the new defense minister announced the new heads of the Army, Air Force and Navy. And it’s still unclear what is going to unfold in the next few days.
NERMEEN SHAIKH: And, Dr. Nicolelis, you’ve talked now about the role of the administration, various members of Bolsonaro’s administration, that have led to problems, to say the least, with the handling of the pandemic. And I’d like to ask more about the rate and scale of vaccination there. The news just emerged yesterday that one of the vaccines that Brazil had ordered 20 million doses of, that’s the COVAXIN COVID-19 vaccine developed by India’s Bharat Biotech company, that those 20 million doses — the health regulator in Brazil has said that vaccine doesn’t meet Brazil’s manufacturing standards. Could you explain what happened and what vaccines Brazil has access to?
DR. MIGUEL NICOLELIS: Well, right now the vaccination rollout has been a total disaster. Brazil has always been, in the last four decades, one of the best countries in terms of implementing national vaccination programs. The World Health Organization has always used Brazil as, you know, the poster boy of a good national policy for vaccination. At this moment, Brazil has vaccinated with one dose about 8% of the population. That’s about 17.8 million doses, which is way below the target of the National Immunization Program that was unfolded in December.
Right now Brazil has access only to the CoronaVac, the Chinese vaccine, and the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. However, we heard this morning that about 50% of the doses that were planned for April are now not available. So, we basically have dropped half of the doses that were supposed to be delivered in April.
So, regarding the ANVISA, the Brazilian regulatory agency, Brazil has a very high standard of approval for vaccines. You know, it has followed this policy, as I said, for many decades. And at this point, we are not clear what happened in this latest decision. This has not yet been published, the details. So we are waiting to see what happened in terms of the regulators, because the people involved, at least at a technical level, are really well equipped to make this decision. But we are not sure if there was any political interference at the highest possible level.
AMY GOODMAN: And finally, Dr. Nicolelis, the effect on the Indigenous population of Brazil?
DR. MIGUEL NICOLELIS: Well, that’s a tragedy inside of a tragedy. We started reporting on this in our committee back in May of last year, saying that the numbers were already above the national average of infected people. And still nothing happened. The number of deaths were above the national average, and the government didn’t take any measure or any attitude. So, we reported this nationally and internationally for close to 10 months. And the numbers —
AMY GOODMAN: We have five seconds.
DR. MIGUEL NICOLELIS: Oh. And the numbers, you know, keep growing. So it’s a tragedy inside of a tragedy.
AMY GOODMAN: Dr. Miguel Nicolelis, professor of neurobiology at Duke University, former coordinator of the largest scientific COVID-19 task force in Brazil, has been in Brazil for the last year, speaking to us from São Paulo.
Democracy Now! is currently accepting applications for a senior news producer to join our team here in New York City. Check it out at democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh. Thanks so much for joining us.
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Brazil now accounts for about a quarter of all COVID-19 daily deaths worldwide, more than any other country, and its overall death toll of more than 310,000 is surpassed only by the United States. Far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro faces intense pressure to abandon his opposition to vaccinations, lockdowns and mask-wearing. Dr. Miguel Nicolelis, professor of neurobiology at Duke University and former coordinator of the largest scientific COVID-19 task force in Brazil, says Bolsonaro “has played on the side of the virus” by opposing any efforts to control the outbreak. “Since the beginning, he downplayed the severity of the pandemic.”
Transcript
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.
AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The Quarantine Report. I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh, as we turn to the mounting public health and political crisis in Brazil, which now accounts for about a quarter of all COVID-19 daily deaths worldwide, more than any other country. About 66,000 people died in the month of March as cases skyrocketed, leaving Brazil’s hospital system on the verge of collapse. Brazil suffered a record close to 4,000 deaths in a single day Tuesday. Its overall death toll of more than 321,000 is surpassed only by the United States. This comes as far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro faces intense pressure to abandon his opposition to vaccines, lockdowns and mask-wearing.
Brazil is also facing a major political crisis. Earlier this week, the heads of Brazil’s Army, Navy, Air Force all quit in an unprecedented move, a day after Bolsonaro ousted his defense minister as part of a broader Cabinet shake-up.
For more, we go to São Paulo, Brazil, where we’re joined by Dr. Miguel Nicolelis, professor of neurobiology at Duke University, former coordinator of the largest scientific COVID-19 task force in Brazil.
Doctor, welcome to Democracy Now! São Paulo is suffering so horrendously right now, like the rest of Brazil. Can you describe what’s happening?
DR. MIGUEL NICOLELIS: Thank you very much for the invitation. It’s a great pleasure to be with you guys today.
Well, São Paulo is the epicenter of the Brazilian tragedy right now. It’s like being in a battlefield. Hospitals are full to capacity. The governor has tried to manage the crisis unsuccessfully. And today we, you know, woke up with the news the cemeteries are filling up. And basically, you have the sense that you’re in some sort of battlefield back in World War II, because, you know, supplies are running down, doctors are basically at the limit of what they can do right now, and there’s very little hope at the end of the tunnel right now in Brazil.
NERMEEN SHAIKH: Dr. Nicolelis, could you explain, you know, the role of the Bolsonaro administration, the steps that he’s taken, that have made the crisis as bad as it is? You’ve called him public enemy number one.
DR. MIGUEL NICOLELIS: Well, yeah. Basically, he has done nothing. Actually, he has played on the side of the virus down here in Brazil, because, since the beginning, he downplayed the severity of the pandemic and was on TV, on social media, everywhere, talking, you know, every day against any measure of social distancing, mask using, or even against vaccines, throughout the first year of the pandemic in Brazil. So, he basically has transformed this crisis into a political, ideological battle. And according to everyone that is involved in studying the pandemic and trying to see what happened with this crisis in Brazil, he is the main enemy of any attempt to control the pandemic in the country.
NERMEEN SHAIKH: And also, you know, during the course of this one year of this pandemic, Brazil has had no less than four health ministers. But I want to ask about something that’s very striking about the demographics of the people who have been worst affected by the virus in Brazil, namely that there are a lot of young people who are hospitalized and who are dying, which is quite different from what we’ve seen in most parts of the world. So, could you explain what’s happening? Why are so many young people getting sick, and even dying?
DR. MIGUEL NICOLELIS: Yeah. Well, during the first wave, we saw the pandemic being focused on people above 60, 65 years old. But since November last year, the demographics of the — now that we got from hospitals and from ICU analysis, is that much younger people are being admitted to the hospitals and to the ICUs. And, in fact, at the largest ICU facility in Brazil, here in São Paulo at the University of São Paulo, you know, a hospital with more than 230 ICU beds, what you see now is that the age group more affected, and the one that is dying the most, is between 35 and 40 years old. This was a tremendous shock.
And this was compounded by the discovery a couple weeks ago that Brazil is also suffering from an epidemic of premature deliveries. So, pregnant women are being infected at a record rate down here. It’s leading to premature deliveries and babies that need to go to ICUs all over the country So, for the first time in history, we are seeing ICUs for babies, newborn babies, completely full in Brasília, in states in the southern part of Brazil.
So, we have seen a dramatic shift in this demographics. And some people are blaming the new variant. Others are saying that, no, more young people are violating the isolation rules that have been imposed in many states in Brazil. So, it’s basically a combination of both factors, I think.
AMY GOODMAN: Dr. Miguel Nicolelis, earlier this week, six Cabinet ministers resigned, including the foreign minister, who some considered the worst foreign minister in Brazil’s history. Many blamed him for failing to get enough vaccines by compromising ties with China, with Russia and India. Can you talk about the significance of this and how it is that Brazil, that really was a testing site — right? — a place where clinical trials were performed a lot, has so much difficulty getting vaccines?
DR. MIGUEL NICOLELIS: Yeah, this is a crisis that has been created by many fatal mistakes by the Bolsonaro government. And the foreign secretary was one of the worst in the Cabinet, and certainly the worst foreign secretary that Brazil has ever had, probably since imperial times, in the 19th century.
What happened on Monday was unprecedented. You know, the only episode that is close — but not even close — is back in 1977, when the general in charge of the military junta that was governing Brazil fired the defense minister, who was plotting a coup d’état. That was a very particular night in Brazil in 1977. But never in Brazilian history, the heads of the Army, Air Force and Navy were fired on the same day. This was a shock. And for 48 hours down here, we were not sure whether there was a sort of a coup being plotted and put in place by Bolsonaro.
So, the Armed Forces have now strongly denied that they want to support any adventure in that direction and, in fact, have rebutted the president by saying that they will always follow the Constitution. But in a country that has suffered a coup d’état in 1964 that lasted 21 years, a military coup d’état, every Brazilian remembers the disaster and the death toll of that period in the country. So —
AMY GOODMAN: This is the anniversary.
DR. MIGUEL NICOLELIS: Yes. And this was, exactly, on the day of the anniversary of that coup d’état. So, you can imagine how people were feeling for these two days here. And yesterday, the tension reached a very high level, until the new defense minister announced the new heads of the Army, Air Force and Navy. And it’s still unclear what is going to unfold in the next few days.
NERMEEN SHAIKH: And, Dr. Nicolelis, you’ve talked now about the role of the administration, various members of Bolsonaro’s administration, that have led to problems, to say the least, with the handling of the pandemic. And I’d like to ask more about the rate and scale of vaccination there. The news just emerged yesterday that one of the vaccines that Brazil had ordered 20 million doses of, that’s the COVAXIN COVID-19 vaccine developed by India’s Bharat Biotech company, that those 20 million doses — the health regulator in Brazil has said that vaccine doesn’t meet Brazil’s manufacturing standards. Could you explain what happened and what vaccines Brazil has access to?
DR. MIGUEL NICOLELIS: Well, right now the vaccination rollout has been a total disaster. Brazil has always been, in the last four decades, one of the best countries in terms of implementing national vaccination programs. The World Health Organization has always used Brazil as, you know, the poster boy of a good national policy for vaccination. At this moment, Brazil has vaccinated with one dose about 8% of the population. That’s about 17.8 million doses, which is way below the target of the National Immunization Program that was unfolded in December.
Right now Brazil has access only to the CoronaVac, the Chinese vaccine, and the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. However, we heard this morning that about 50% of the doses that were planned for April are now not available. So, we basically have dropped half of the doses that were supposed to be delivered in April.
So, regarding the ANVISA, the Brazilian regulatory agency, Brazil has a very high standard of approval for vaccines. You know, it has followed this policy, as I said, for many decades. And at this point, we are not clear what happened in this latest decision. This has not yet been published, the details. So we are waiting to see what happened in terms of the regulators, because the people involved, at least at a technical level, are really well equipped to make this decision. But we are not sure if there was any political interference at the highest possible level.
AMY GOODMAN: And finally, Dr. Nicolelis, the effect on the Indigenous population of Brazil?
DR. MIGUEL NICOLELIS: Well, that’s a tragedy inside of a tragedy. We started reporting on this in our committee back in May of last year, saying that the numbers were already above the national average of infected people. And still nothing happened. The number of deaths were above the national average, and the government didn’t take any measure or any attitude. So, we reported this nationally and internationally for close to 10 months. And the numbers —
AMY GOODMAN: We have five seconds.
DR. MIGUEL NICOLELIS: Oh. And the numbers, you know, keep growing. So it’s a tragedy inside of a tragedy.
AMY GOODMAN: Dr. Miguel Nicolelis, professor of neurobiology at Duke University, former coordinator of the largest scientific COVID-19 task force in Brazil, has been in Brazil for the last year, speaking to us from São Paulo.
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Serves the governers right for not following Bolsonaro's orders to open up the economy and ditch those stupid masks.

Had they eased all the restrictions the death toll would be a lot lower as can be seen in other jurisdictions around the world that followed the science rather than the political rhetoric.

 

[IMHDOCTOR]

Serves the governers right for not following Bolsonaro's orders to open up the economy and ditch those stupid masks.

Had they eased all the restrictions the death toll would be a lot lower as can be seen in other jurisdictions around the world that followed the science rather than the political rhetoric.

We once again catch you red handed in the lie. We all know the science. Continuously attempting to distort reality to suit your nefarious needs is truly the mark of a sick, deranged person.

We have already explained you have a mental sickness. Just because you were ignored and your caregivers did not nurture you when you needed it, does not give you permission to act vindictively here towards your fellow man.

Why not end your own pain and suffering? Your sickness will not just go away on its own.

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[TuckFrump]

Serves the governers right for not following Bolsonaro's orders to open up the economy and ditch those stupid masks.

Had they eased all the restrictions the death toll would be a lot lower as can be seen in other jurisdictions around the world that followed the science rather than the political rhetoric.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

He isn't the President anymore plus even if he did say something it would be censored by youtube, twitter etc.

I hope it's not the reason hydroxychloroquin does not work. There have been no updates for more than 4 months. No new videos etc.

 

[capamerica]

I hope it's not the reason hydroxychloroquin does not work. There have been no updates for more than 4 months. No new videos etc.

why not try bleach. Proven Donald Trump treatment. He suggests you inject it into your veins directly.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52407177

Coronavirus: Outcry after Trump suggests injecting disinfectant as treatment
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media captionTrump made the comments about "heat and light" during a government briefing
US President Donald Trump has been lambasted by the medical community after suggesting research into whether coronavirus might be treated by injecting disinfectant into the body.
He also appeared to propose irradiating patients' bodies with UV light, an idea dismissed by a doctor at the briefing.
Another of his officials had moments earlier said sunlight and disinfectant were known to kill the infection.
Disinfectants are hazardous substances and can be poisonous if ingested.
Even external exposure can be dangerous to the skin, eyes and respiratory system.
What did President Trump say?
During Thursday's White House coronavirus task force briefing, an official presented the results of US government research that indicated coronavirus appeared to weaken more quickly when exposed to sunlight and heat.

The study also showed bleach could kill the virus in saliva or respiratory fluids within five minutes and isopropyl alcohol could kill it even more quickly.

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image captionBleach and sunshine were proposed as possible strategies to tackle the coronavirus
William Bryan, acting head of the US Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate, outlined the findings at the news conference.

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While noting the research should be treated with caution, Mr Trump suggested further research in that area.
"So, supposing we hit the body with a tremendous - whether it's ultraviolet or just very powerful light," the president said, turning to Dr Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response co-ordinator, "and I think you said that hasn't been checked but you're going to test it.
"And then I said, supposing you brought the light inside of the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way. And I think you said you're going to test that too. Sounds interesting," the president continued.

media captionDonald Trump criticised Georgia’s governor for reopening
"And then I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning?

"So it'd be interesting to check that."
Pointing to his head, Mr Trump went on: "I'm not a doctor. But I'm, like, a person that has a good you-know-what."

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He turned again to Dr Birx and asked if she had ever heard of using "the heat and the light" to treat coronavirus.
"Not as a treatment," Dr Birx said. "I mean, certainly, fever is a good thing. When you have a fever, it helps your body respond. But I've not seen heat or light."
"I think it's a great thing to look at," Mr Trump said.

media captionAcross the United States, some people insist the lockdowns should be lifted and states reopened

Disinfectants don't work inside the body
Analysis by Rachel Schraer, BBC health reporter

Using a disinfectant can kill viruses on surfaces. It's a very good idea to keep clean the things you touch, using products with anti-microbial properties - for example, substances with a high alcohol content.
There is also some evidence that, in general, viruses on surfaces die more quickly when directly exposed to sunlight. But we don't know how much or how long they have to be exposed for UV light to have an effect, so you're far safer just washing your hands and surfaces and trying not to touch your face.
Crucially, this is only about infected objects and surfaces - not about what happens once the virus is inside your body.
One of the main ways of catching the virus is by breathing in droplets expelled by an infected person, mainly by sneezing and coughing. The virus very quickly begins to multiply and spread, eventually reaching the lungs.
Not only does consuming or injecting disinfectant risk poisoning and death, it's not even likely to be effective.
Equally, by the time the virus has taken hold inside your body, no amount of UV light on your skin is going to make a difference.
And since UV radiation damages the skin, using it to kill the virus could be a case of - to borrow a well-worn phrase - the cure being worse than the disease.

What's the reaction been to Trump's comments?
Doctors warned the president's idea could have fatal results.
Pulmonologist Dr Vin Gupta told NBC News: "This notion of injecting or ingesting any type of cleansing product into the body is irresponsible and it's dangerous.
"It's a common method that people utilise when they want to kill themselves."
Kashif Mahmood, a doctor in Charleston, West Virginia, tweeted: "As a physician, I can't recommend injecting disinfectant into the lungs or using UV radiation inside the body to treat Covid-19.
"Don't take medical advice from Trump."
John Balmes, a pulmonologist at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, warned that even breathing fumes from bleach could cause severe health problems.
He told Bloomberg News: "Inhaling chlorine bleach would be absolutely the worst thing for the lungs. The airway and lungs are not made to be exposed to even an aerosol of disinfectant.
"Not even a low dilution of bleach or isopropyl alcohol is safe. It's a totally ridiculous concept."
Mr Trump has previously hyped a malaria medication, hydroxycloroquine, as a possible treatment for coronavirus, though he has stopped touting that drug recently.
This week a study of coronavirus patients in a US government-run hospital for military veterans found more deaths among those treated with hydroxychloroquine than those treated with standard care.
Reacting to the president's remarks on Thursday evening, Joe Biden, his likely Democratic challenger in November's White House election, tweeted: "UV light? Injecting disinfectant? Here's an idea, Mr President: more tests. Now. And protective equipment for actual medical professionals."

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What's the US government's advice?
Only this week, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Americans to be careful with cleaning products as sales of household disinfectants soar amid the pandemic.
"Calls to poison centres increased sharply at the beginning of March 2020 for exposures to both cleaners and disinfectants," found the agency's weekly morbidity and mortality report.
The US Food and Drug Administration has warned against ingesting disinfectants, citing the sale of bogus miracle cures that contain bleach and purport to treat everything from autism to Aids and hepatitis.
The agency's website says: "The FDA has received reports of consumers who have suffered from severe vomiting, severe diarrhoea, life-threatening low blood pressure caused by dehydration, and acute liver failure after drinking these products."
Last week a federal judge secured a temporary injunction against one organisation, known as the Genesis II Church of Health and Healing, for marketing a product equivalent to industrial bleach as a remedy for coronavirus.

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