According to Russian media reports, on the evening of 28th local time, Brazilian President Bossonaro said in an interview that he could not resist the spread of pneumonia in COVID-19, and “relieved” the families of patients who died of pneumonia in COVID-19, saying that “someone will always die, this is life”.
According to reports, there are over 5,000 deaths from pneumonia in COVID-19 in Brazil. On the evening of 28th local time, Bossonaro was stopped by reporters at the gate of his official residence. Answering a reporter’s question about the death cases in Brazil exceeding those in China, Bossonaro showed “weakness” in the face of the epidemic. He said: “Most of the dead are old people. I sympathize with them, but I can’t create miracles.”.
At the same time, Bossonaro also gave “relief” to the families of the victims who died in the epidemic. He said: “There will always be people dying, and no one can deny this, but this is life, and it may be my turn tomorrow. Of course, we must die with dignity and leave good memories for ourselves. ”
According to reports, Bossonaro has repeatedly criticized the local government’s isolation measures against SARS-CoV-2. He believes that these restrictions will lead to a sharp decline in the economy and an increase in unemployment rate, resulting in “disastrous consequences”. Previously, in order to lift the isolation measures, Bossonaro even declared: “In any case, as many as 70% of the Brazilian population will eventually be infected, it is better to choose to restore the economy.” He stressed that Brazil is facing two problems at the same time, namely, virus and unemployment, and the deterioration of economic situation is more terrible than virus.
Bossonaro’s behavior has been criticized by many local governors and people from all walks of life. According to the data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health, as of 18: 00 local time on the 28 th, there were 71,886 confirmed cases of COVID-19 pneumonia in Brazil, an increase of 5,385 cases over the previous day; There were 5017 deaths, an increase of 10.4% over the previous day. The Ministry of Health had previously predicted that the epidemic situation in the country would stabilize before July and gradually slow down in August.
