Brazil's health system will collapse by April, says health minister
Brazil declares state of emergency, freeing up funds for the federal government to fight a coronavirus crisis
Brazil's health system will enter a state of collapse by the end of April, the country's health minister said on Friday, with coronavirus cases hitting a plateau in July and hopefully falling quickly in September.
Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said that Sao Paulo is at the start of the coronavirus whirlwind, and cases should jump there next week.
Brazil has become one of the centres of South America's coronavirus crisis. The country has 691 confirmed cases of coronavirus and seven deaths as of March 20, according to local media.
Brazil declared a state of emergency on Friday, freeing up funds for the federal government to fight a coronavirus crisis that has hurt the popularity of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's government.
Many Brazilians have been drumming pots and pans in their homes nightly in a traditional protest against Bolsonaro, who ignored medical advice to meet crowds of supporters on Sunday despite having several aides diagnosed with virus.
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