Until the morning of this Saturday (19), the number of people confirmed with the coronavirus was 19. In all, the state has 228 suspected cases.
At the moment, two cases of community transmission of the coronavirus have already been confirmed in Rio de Janeiro. This situation is when it is no longer possible to identify the infection chain of a virus. This means that the virus continues to circulate freely among the population. In São Paulo, two cases of this type of transmission have already been confirmed.
So far, there have only been records of local transmission or imported cases. Where it is possible to identify the source of the infection.
virus in the river
Until this Saturday morning (19), in Rio de Janeiro, the number of confirmed cases of people with the disease was 19. In all, the state has 228 suspected cases.
At first, in Rio there were only imported cases of the infection. Situation that includes people who travel or have contact with those who came from abroad. Until this Thursday (12), there was only one confirmed case of an infected patient who had not left the state.
According to the state secretary of health, for now, the virus is only circulating in the city of Rio de Janeiro. There is a confirmed case in Niterói and Barra Mansa.
Preventive measures
According to the government, the need for preventive measures exists because it prevents the number of contaminated people from growing.
Without the adoption of preventive measures, the probability is that a person with the virus will contaminate three others. But with the proper protective measures in place, the government expects a sick person to infect just one more person.
The municipal and state governments of Rio de Janeiro announced this Friday (13) measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the new coronavirus. As of Monday (16), events with agglomeration of people are prohibited and public school classes are cancelled.
According to Mayor Marcelo Crivella, events that have already been authorized will have their permits canceled and the public will be compensated. Crivella published a decree that regulates the fight against the coronavirus in the city.
The prefecture also determined the stage of care, the third on a scale of five levels of monitoring.
Governor Wilson Witzel created a Crisis Cabinet. And published a decree with the intention of avoiding agglomerations in the city. The measures, according to him, are valid for 15 days and will be reassessed at the end of the term.
