The Brazilian Minister of Health, Marcelo Queiroga, announced this Sunday the end of the health emergency caused by the coronavirus pandemic in the country, during an official statement broadcast on the national radio and television network.
The head of the portfolio attributed the decision to factors such as the improvement of the epidemiological scenario in the country, the good reception of Brazilians to the vaccination campaign and the effectiveness of the public health systemknown in the country as SUS.
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“Thanks to the improvement of the epidemiological scenario, the broad vaccination coverage of the population and the assistance capacity of the SUS, today we have the conditions to announce the end of the Public Health Emergency of National Importance”, the so-called Espin, said Queiroga.
According to the minister, the Brazilian Government will publish in the coming days a “normative act” that establishes the rules for the revocation of the state of health emergency, declared on February 3, 2020 and that allows the adoption of a series of exceptional measures in the framework of the pandemic, such as the use of vaccines on an emergency basis or the purchase of medicines without bidding.
However, Queiroga stressed that the end of the health emergency “does not mean the end of covid-19,” as Brazilians must continue to live with the virus, he said.
“The Ministry of Health remains vigilant and prepared to take all necessary actions to guarantee the health of Brazilians,” he assured.
After a virulent wave of infections at the beginning of 2022, with a consecutive record of daily infections, the pandemic has maintained a downward trend in Brazil since mid-February and, this Sunday, the country registered the lowest number of deaths recorded in a single day (22) since March 29, 2020.
The slowdown is due, according to experts, to the advancement of vaccinationwhich has allowed nearly 73% of the 213 million Brazilians to complete the program.
Likewise, the end of the state of health emergency in Brazil had been defended for several months by the country’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, one of the most denialist world leaders regarding the pandemic, who repeatedly minimized its seriousness and questioned the vaccine efficacy.
However, despite the drop in figures, Brazil remains, along with the United States and India, as one of the three countries most affected by the pandemic in the world, with more than 661,000 deaths and 30.2 million infected by the virus. coronavirus.
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In this sense, Queiroga recognized in his brief speech that the covid-19 pandemic is the world’s “greatest health emergency” ever faced in history, with more than six million deaths, for which he expressed his solidarity with those already affected. the relatives of the victims.
He also praised the “strength” of the public health system and thanked the doctors and “all health professionals” who “tirelessly fought against this disease.”
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