China News Service, April 11 (CBS) reported that on the 10th local time, the Brazilian Ministry of Health announced that Brazil ’s new coronary pneumonia deaths have reached 1056, becoming the first country in the southern hemisphere to have more than 1,000 deaths. In addition, a total of 19,638 confirmed cases were diagnosed, most of which were from southeastern Brazil.
According to a report by the "Central News Agency", the Brazilian Ministry of Health pointed out that the outbreaks in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Ceara, Amazonas and Brasilia Federal District are the most severe. Among them, the confirmed cases in the State of São Paulo accounted for 40% of the total number of diagnoses in Brazil, while the death cases in this state accounted for more than 50% of the total.
The State Government of Sao Paulo followed the recommendations of the Ministry of Health and WHO and implemented social isolation and other measures in the state from March 24 to stop the spread of the new crown epidemic.