Xinhua News Agency, Brasilia, March 24 (Reporter Zhou Xingzhu) The Brazilian Ministry of Health announced on the 24th that there were 310 newly confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the country and a total of 2201 cases; 12 new deaths and 46 cases.
According to data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the same day, the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are the areas with the most severe outbreaks in Brazil, with more than 800 and 300 confirmed cases and 40 and 6 deaths respectively.
The Brazilian Ministry of Health said it plans to distribute more virus detection kits everywhere and include medical and security personnel in the testing. In addition, the Ministry of Health is considering setting up test points in cities with a population of more than 500,000 to test local people with mild symptoms.