2020 coronavirus pandemic in Brazil
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| Disease | COVID-19 |
|---|---|
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Brazil |
| First case | São Paulo |
| Arrival date | 25 February 2020 (3 weeks and 1 day) |
| Origin | Lombardy, Italy |
| Confirmed cases | 291[1] |
| Suspected cases‡ | 2064[1] |
| Recovered | 2[2] |
Deaths | 1[3] |
| ‡ Suspected cases have not been confirmed as being due to this strain by laboratory tests, although some other strains may have been ruled out. | |
This article documents the impacts of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in Brazil, and may not include all the contemporary major responses and measures.
Timeline[edit]
On 28 January 2020, the Ministry of Health raised the emergency alert to level 2 of 3, considering an "imminent danger" for Brazil.[4]
On 5 February, the Brazilian government sent two planes to evacuate 34 Brazilians from Wuhan. They were quarantined at a Brazilian Air Force base in Anápolis, Goiás,[5] and discharged, together with the doctors and professionals who had contact with them, on 23 February, four days earlier than predicted as routine tests repeatedly showed negative results for COVID-19.[6]
On 25 February, the Ministry of Health reported the first case of COVID-19 in Brazil — and South America —: a 61-year-old man from São Paulo, who travelled to Lombardy, Italy, between 9 and 21 February. He tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 at Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital, which was also confirmed by Instituto Adolfo Lutz. The patient was showing mild symptoms and quarantined at home.[7][8]
On 26 February, following the first confirmed case in the country, the government reported that Brazil was monitoring 20 suspected cases, 12 of them were people who came from Italy.[9]
On 27 February, Brazil reported 132 suspected cases in 16 states, 85 of them in the state of São Paulo.[10]
On 28 February, the Brazilian government reported 182 suspected cases in 17 states; 72 of the previous day cases were discarded.[11] On the same day, Brazilian scientists from Instituto Adolfo Lutz and the University of São Paulo's Instituto de Medicina Tropical, part of the CADDE research centre, announced the sequencing of the COVID-19 genome of the first case in Brazil, in a record time of just two days.[12] This discovery will assist in the development of improved diagnostics and improve control measures to curb the spread of the disease.[13]
On 29 February, a second case was confirmed in the country: the patient was a 32-year-old man who arrived from Milan. Brazil also reported 207 suspected cases in 17 states, 91 of them in São Paulo.[14]
On 3 March, Brazil raised the number of suspected cases from 433 to 488 in 23 states.[15] On the same day, the genome of the second Brazilian case was released on the GISAID database. Analysis of the Brazilian genomes shows two independent introductions of the virus in Brazil from Northern Italy and have direct implications in the understanding of the outbreak in Italy.[16]
On 4 March, Brazil confirmed two more cases of COVID-19, raising the number of infected patients to 4, all of them from the state of São Paulo, also raising the number of suspected cases from 488 to 531.[17]
On 5 March, Brazil confirmed 3 new cases of coronavirus, raising the total to 8, the states of Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo confirmed its first cases. In addition, a person in the Federal District was hospitalized after confirmation of COVID-19 and was waiting for the confirmation test.[18]
On 6 March, the country raised the total of confirmed cases to 13; the state of Bahia confirmed its first case, and the number of suspected cases was raised to 768.[19] On the same day, Brazilian scientists announced the cultivation of COVID-19 in a laboratory, with the purpose of contributing to the diagnosis and vaccines against the disease.[20] In an official announcement, President Jair Bolsonaro, said "there is no reason to panic" and that people "must strictly follow the experts recommendations as the best protection measure".[21]
On 7 March, the Ministry of Health confirmed 6 new cases, raising the total number in the country to 19. The total number of suspected cases has been reduced to 674.[22]
On 8 March, 6 new cases were confirmed, raising the total number to 25.[23]
On 9 March, the country confirmed 5 new cases of coronavirus in the state of Rio de Janeiro, raising the total number to 30; the total number of suspected cases was raised to 930.[24]
On 10 March, Brazil confirmed 4 new cases. The state of Rio Grande do Sul confirmed its first case, and the total number of cases were raised to 34, while the number of suspected cases was reduced to 893.[25]
On 11 March, the Federal District confirmed a second case of COVID-19, the husband of the patient who was hospitalized on 5 March. The examination was carried out by a court order. He had refused to be quarantined and had been in regular contact with others.[26] The total number of cases in the country was raised to 69.[27]
On 12 March, Brazil confirmed 82 new cases; the state of Paraná confirmed 6 cases, Goiás confirmed 3 cases, while Pernambuco and Santa Catarina confirmed two cases each.[28][29] Fábio Wajngarten, press secretary to President Bolsonaro, tested positive for COVID-19. As such, the president and his cabinet are being monitored. Fabio also interacted with U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, during Bolsonaro's visit to Miami on 7 March.[30] The Ministry of Health requested the approval of an additional R$ 10 billion (US$ 2.1 billion) in the federal budget to reinforce its fight against the disease in Brazil;[31] it also predicts that 2,000 intensive care units will be needed to treat patients in the coming weeks.[32]
Also on 12 March, the cruise ship Silver Shadow from the Bahamas with 318 passengers and 291 crew members, docked in Recife, Pernambuco, with a suspected case of COVID-19 in a 78-year-old Canadian; the ship was isolated by health authorities.[33]
On 13 March, President Jair Bolsonaro tested negative for COVID-19.[34][35] Later that day, the Ministry of Health confirmed 22 new cases and recommended that any Brazilian or foreigner arriving in Brazil should stay in isolation for at least 7 days.[36][37] The first patient of COVID-19 in the country finally recovered.[38]
On 14 March, Brazil confirmed 7 more cases.[39][40]
On 15 March, Brazil confirmed 20 more cases.[41]
On 16 March, Brazil confirmed 34 more cases, totaling 234 cases, for the largest number in Latin America.[42] The Ministry of Economy announced a package of R$ 147.3 billion to help the economy against the effects of the disease.[43]
On 17 March, the death of a 62 year old male from the disease was confirmed in the state of São Paulo, marking the first death in Brazil.[44]
Statistics[edit]
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GO
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MG
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PE
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PR
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RJ
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RN
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RS
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SC
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SP
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MS
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SE
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AC
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RO
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PA
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RR
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AP
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TO
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MA
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PI
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CE
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PB
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MT
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| 25 Feb | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 Feb | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Mar | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Mar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 Mar | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 Mar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 Mar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 Mar | 5 | 5 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 Mar | 1 | 3 | 4 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 Mar | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 37 | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 Mar | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 80 | 152 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 Mar | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 174 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 Mar | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 208 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 Mar | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 80 | 288 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 Mar | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 64 | 352 | ||||||||||||||
| 17 Mar | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 394 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 1 [45] | 2 [46] | 16 [47] | 21 [48] | 8 [49] | 10 [50] | 14 [51] | 19 [52] | 12 [53] | 33 [54] | 1 [55] | 19 [56] | 7 [57] | 212 [58] | 6 [59] | 5 [60] | 3 [61] | 11 [62] | |||||||||||
References[edit]
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- ^ "SC tem 1ª transmissão local do novo coronavírus; casos da doença no estado chegam a 5". G1. 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Pernambuco tem sete casos confirmados e já registra transmissão local do Covid-19". Diário de Pernambuco. 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Brasil tem 200 casos confirmados". G1. 15 March 2020.
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- ^ "Alagoas tem 1 caso". G1. 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Amazonas tem 2 casos". UOL. 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Bahia tem 16 casos". G1. 17 March 2020.
- ^ "DF tem 21 casos". G1. 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Espirito Santo tem 8 casos". G1. 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Goiás tem 10 casos". G1. 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Minas Gerais tem 14 casos". G1. 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Pernambuco tem 19 casos". G1. 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Paraná tem 12 casos confirmados". G1. 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Rio de Janeiro tem 33 casos confirmados". G1. 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Rio Grande do Norte tem 1 caso confirmado". G1. 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Rio Grande do Sul tem 19 casos confirmados". G1. 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Santa Catarina confirma 7 casos". G1. 16 March 2020.
- ^ "São Paulo tem 212 casos confirmados". G1. 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Mato Grosso do Sul confirma 6 casos". G1. 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Sergipe confirma 5 casos". G1. 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Acre confirma 3 casos". G1. 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Ceará confirma 11 casos". G1. 17 March 2020.
External links[edit]
- COVID-19 in Brazil – Ministry of Health
