(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Brazil ’s New Coronary Pneumonia confirmed cases broke through 100,000 18 states (districts) announced the extension of the "social isolation" period

  China News Agency, Sao Paulo, May 3 (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) The Brazilian Ministry of Health issued a report on the 3rd local time, saying that there were 4,588 new cases of new coronary pneumonia diagnosed in Brazil on that day, with a cumulative diagnosis of 100,000 cases, reaching 101,147 cases; new deaths 275 cases, a total of 7025 deaths. Eighteen states (districts) in Brazil have announced an extension of the "social isolation" period.

  According to the Brazilian Ministry of Health, Brazil has become the ninth country in the world after the United States, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, and Turkey, with more than 100,000 cumulative cases diagnosed. At present, the epidemic situation in Brazil is grim and the epidemic prevention in various places is facing great difficulties.

  The states of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro remain the most severely affected areas in Brazil. So far, 31,772 cases have been diagnosed in São Paulo State, and the deaths have increased to 2,627. The number of confirmed and dead cases in Rio de Janeiro reached 11,139 and 1,019, respectively. In addition, there were 663, 652, 548 and 309 deaths in Ceara, Pernambuco, Amazonas and Para states, respectively.

  In order to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, among the 27 states (districts) in Brazil, 17 states and the Brasilia Federal District have announced an extension of the "social isolation" period this week. Some states (districts) extended the "quarantine order" from May 15 to May 18, while states (districts) such as Brasilia Federal District, Espirito Santo, Rio Grande do Norte, and Rio de Janeiro The quarantine period was extended to May 31.

  The metropolitan area of ​​São Luís, the capital of the state of Maranhao in northern Brazil, will implement a "full blockade" measure on the 5th for 10 days. This is the first state in Brazil to adopt the "closing city" initiative for epidemic prevention.

  On the 3rd, Brazilian President Bossonaro once again participated in a demonstration held by supporters in the capital Brasilia, which caused a crowd to gather and attracted strong criticism from the media and the medical community. (Finish)