As of Friday morning, 20,267 deaths from COVID-19 and 314,769 confirmed cases of the disease have been registered across the country. The number of deaths in Brazil, in relation to the number of its inhabitants, is less than that of European countries such as Belgium, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Italy. But higher than other South American countries, such as Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Paraguay.
The organization was asked if it was offering any type of direct assistance to Brazil, which registered a record daily deaths on Thursday (21), with 1,188 deaths in 24 hours, according to a balance sheet by the Ministry of Health. More than 20,000 people have already died in the country of COVID-19.
Ryan said that his “colleagues are providing direct assistance to the states affected”by the disease. He highlighted not only Sao Paulo, the epicentre of COVID-19 in the country, but states like Amazonas, which has a high infection rate, with around 419 per 100,000 inhabitants.
“We have seen many South American countries with an increasing number of cases, and, clearly, there’s a concern across many of those countries, but certainly the most affected is Brazil at this point. We also noted that the government in Brazil has approved the use of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for broader use, mas we do point to the fact that our currently and systematically reviews carried for our Pan American Organization, and the current clinical evidence does not support the widespread use of these drugs for the treatment of COVID-19,” said Ryan.
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