While in other countries there is a slowdown in the outbreak of the virus, in Brazil only the number of dead and infected is rising.

With nearly 15,000 dead, and thousands of new patients every day, Brazil is emerging as the world's next Corona outbreak. While in many countries there has been a slowdown in the spread of the virus and there is already a reduction in traffic restrictions, especially in Brazil, the virus is spreading day by day and the number of dead and infected is increasing at a dizzying pace.

Brazil: New Minister of Health resigns in less than a month // Photo: Reuters

At the same time, the top of the state does not seem to know how to manage the worsening crisis. New Health Minister Nelson Teich resigned in less than a month, while Health Minister before him was dismissed by President Bolesonaro after fierce disagreements between the two over the issue of dealing with the country's corona epidemic.

In doing so, Brazil has lost its second minister of health amid the current crisis and the light at the end of the tunnel has yet to be seen. During a Friday afternoon press conference, Mr. Titch did not provide a reason for his resignation, but again, it is doubted that this was due to disagreements with the president.

President Bolsonaro demanded widespread use of anti-malarial drugs to combat the unproven virus outbreak. "Life is made up of choices, and today I chose to leave," he said. “I took the role because I thought I could help the state and its people.

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Brazil now has more than 220,000 infected people and 14,962,000 dead from the virus. Only in the last day were more than 15,000 new cases of infection added, and 824 dead. This week Brazil passed France in the number of patients and jumped straight to the sixth and most unspectacular among the countries where the corona spread is the most severe. At the moment, the state is reporting 2,068 in the current day, but as mentioned, the number is expected to rise, and is likely to continue rising in the coming days. 

As mentioned, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro continues to rebel with the quarantine policy of state governors and claims that it is leading to the collapse of the economy. Despite the worrying expansion rate, on Wednesday Bolsonaro declared gyms and beauty salons as "essential" services that could open. He also threatened legal action against local governments that did not obey his directives. "It will reach a point where hungry people have taken to the streets," he argued.