(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Brazil exceeds 21.51 million and the entry restrictions on travelers from the United Kingdom, South Africa and India are lifted
China News Agency, Sao Paulo, October 7 (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) The Brazilian Ministry of Health released data at 18:8 on the 6th local time showing that there were 17,893 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Brazil that day, and a total of 21,516,967 confirmed cases; new deaths There were 530 cases, with a total of 599,359 deaths; a total of 20,554,936 cases were cured.
On the 6th, the Brazilian government once again adjusted the entry restriction policy for foreign citizens, stipulating that from now on, it will no longer restrict travelers from the United Kingdom, South Africa and India from entering Brazil. However, passengers from these countries need to submit a certificate of negative COVID-19 antigen test within 24 hours or a negative certificate of COVID-19 nucleic acid test within 72 hours to the airline before boarding; passengers transiting in Brazil must move in designated areas of the airport and leave the designated areas Or those who exceed the 24-hour antigen test and 72-hour nucleic acid test period must be tested again.
The Health and Epidemic Prevention Committee of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil confirmed on the 6th that the city can hold unlimited New Year celebrations and Rio Carnival on December 31 this year and February next year. Daniel Soranz, director of the Rio Municipal Health Bureau, said that the municipal government will discuss with the Brazilian Ministry of Health whether to allow foreign tourists who have completed two doses of vaccinations to participate in the event. Solanz said that the decision to hold unlimited New Year and Carnival celebrations was based on the city’s current vaccination penetration rate and epidemic control medical statistics.
Recently, the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have announced that they will no longer be required to wear masks in outdoor activities from October 15. Some experts in Brazil expressed concern about this, believing that the new crown epidemic in Brazil is far from over, and the number of deaths due to the new crown every day is still more than 500, which is an unacceptable number.
Experts said that some Brazilian cities announced that they would cancel the “mask injunction” in the near future is very hasty, calling on governments at all levels not to relax the epidemic prevention measures too early to prevent the outbreak from recurring. For some Brazilian cities that announced that they would hold the 2022 Carnival without restrictions, they also said that it was “too early”. (over)
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