Brazil declares end of medical emergency because of COVID-19

This is the content of the announcement issued by the Minister of Health Brazil Marcelo Queiroga released on April 22.

To make a termination decision medical emergency because the COVID-19, the Brazilian Ministry of Health reviewed and evaluated the responsiveness of the public health system, the positive changes in the epidemiological situation across the country, as well as the positive results of the vaccination campaign. nation. The above decision will take effect 30 days after being published in the Official Gazette.

The announcement of the Brazilian Ministry of Health said that in recent times, the country has recorded a decrease in the number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths by more than 80% compared to the peak of the epidemic at the beginning of the year, when a variant appeared. Omicron. The number of severe cases requiring treatment at medical facilities also decreased sharply.

Along with that, an important factor to help limit the spread of the disease is the vaccination campaign against COVID-19. Currently, nearly 81% of the Brazilian population has been vaccinated with at least one dose of the vaccine and 74% of the population has completed the basic vaccination regimen. In addition, about 74 million people have received booster shots.

74% of the Brazilian population has completed the basic vaccination (Image: AP)

However, the Brazilian Ministry of Health continues to advise on the importance of the vaccination campaign even after the end of the medical emergency because it believes that this is a prerequisite to be able to control the epidemic. disease in the long run.

The decision comes a few weeks after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro asked the country’s Health Minister to publish a decree to end the pandemic, calling for the country to return to normal.

In early April, Brazil eased restrictions on international visitors, lifting a 14-day quarantine for foreign travelers who had received a COVID-19 vaccine.

Brazil is one of the countries hardest hit in the world by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, the South American country has recorded more than 30.3 million people with COVID-19, including over 662,000 deaths.

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