Bolsonaro made a point of contradicting scientific research and experts, he said this Thursday (30) that social isolation had no impact on flattening the infection curve of the new coronavirus.
It says (without data or proof) that 70% of the population will get infected. And, by the looks of it, from what we're seeing now, every effort to flatten the curve was pretty much for naught. Now, the consequence of this? The side effect of this? Unemployment”, said the president, in his weekly live.
The head of state, however, did not present data showing that there was no benefit from the isolation and containment measures adopted across the country.
Bolsonaro contradicts an entire scientific consensus around the world
It is not from now that he has been adopting this anti-science posture. Since the beginning of the crisis, he has been defending the end of isolation and minimizing the impact of Covid-19, which has already left at least 6,000 dead.
The president has been failing to comply with social distancing recommendations and has maintained walks through trade regions and promoted agglomerations.
The situation in the country is not at all encouraging, Brazil totaled 85,380 confirmed cases and also surpassed China in number of infected people and is the 10th in the ranking. Authorities are concerned, as everything indicates that this number will double.
The Asian country has 83,944 confirmed cases, according to Johns Hopkins University, in the US, which monitors the pandemic.
In contrast, Teich, Minister of Health, said that an easing of social distancing should not occur while cases of the new coronavirus are “on the rise”.
Repeating, without specific data, the easing of social distancing is emphatically defended by the president.
As we notify here, this topic was one of the points of tension between the president and former Minister of Health Henrique Mandetta and is constantly used by the Chief Executive to criticize mayors and governors.
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Source: Newspaper
