Alarming statistics on the spread of the coronavirus in Latin America suggests that the region could become a new focus of the pandemic. This writes Der Spiegel.
The head of the Brazilian division "Doctors without borders" Ana de Lemos said that in recent weeks in Latin American countries recorded the highest level of morbidity and mortality.
The author of the article Alexander Sarovic indicates that in some cities the situation is comparable with the peak of the epidemic in the U.S. and Europe.
"In the capital of Peru Lima dies twice as many people than usual. The figure compares with the worst month of the epidemic in Paris" — writes Der Spiegel.
In the Brazilian city of Manaus where two million people live, the mortality rate has increased three times. Such statistics were typical for London and Madrid, where there was the most severe epidemiological situation, said Sarovic. The city of Guayaquil in Ecuador, where he died five times more people than in previous years, threatens to become the second new York, he said.
It is noted that now in Brazil have to resort to mass graves of people who died from the coronavirus, it is buried in stacked on top of each other groobo. In addition, the country has carried out few tests on COVID-19.
The publication quoted one of the doctors in são Paulo, who stated that Brazil may be close to around a hundred thousand deaths, and "worse". According to the author, such predictions stem from the lack of strict quarantine measures in the country and unserious attitude to the virus of the Brazilian President Zaira Bolsonaro, who called COVID-19 "small flu".
"the Governors of most States, although criticized Bolsonaro, but they themselves did not enter the quarantine everywhere. Instead, it was introduced only in some cities: the authorities shifted this decision to the mayors. Bolsonaro insists on mitigation measures, because the economic damage seems to him more serious threat", — stated in the material.
Moreover, Mexico has already begun to remove earlier restrictions, despite the fact that the country ranks third in Latin America in the number of infected and dead. The virologists say that Mexico has not reached the peak of the epidemic.
Despite strict quarantine, the disease continues to grow in Peru in the region of Loreto in the hour of coronavirus kills one person.
"In comparison with Europe and the United States, Latin American countries can do little to oppose the crisis. Years of economic stagnation has resulted in a number of States to cuts in the health system. On the world market of means of protection they have to compete with rich countries", the author concludes.
Pandemic coronavirus covered almost the whole world. With��publicly who infected nearly 4.7 million people, more than 315 thousand died.
In Latin America during the month the number of cases increased seven – fold to 542 693, the number of deaths has increased in 8.5 times – 30 396. Half of all cases and deaths in Brazil (254 792 220 and 16, respectively), followed by Peru (94 933 and 2789), Mexico came in third place (51 633 and 5332).
