China News Agency, Sao Paulo, March 8 (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) According to data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health at 19:00 on the 8th local time, there were 32,321 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Brazil that day, and a total of 11051665 confirmed cases; 987 new deaths , A total of 266,398 deaths; a total of 9782320 cases were cured.

　　Ibaneis Rocha, the governor of the Federal District where Brazil’s capital Brasilia is located, announced on the 8th that the district will implement a two-week curfew from now until March 22 in response to the worsening new crown epidemic. .

The curfew period is from 22:00 to 5:00 the next day, and those who fail to comply will be fined 2000 reais (1 U.S. dollar is about 5.8 reais).

In addition, the end time of business restrictions on non-basic services in the district has also been extended from March 15 to March 22.

Data map: In Sao Paulo, Brazil, citizens wear masks in a local park to relax and exercise.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Mo Chengxiong

　　Sao Paulo Governor Joao Doria said on the 8th that the utilization rate of intensive care beds in the state reached 80.9% that day, the highest since the outbreak.

The state plans to add 140 intensive care beds and 140 general hospital beds.

The state has returned to the "red" stage of the highest level of epidemic prevention since the 6th. Except for essential service industries, all other commercial establishments have been closed.

The new epidemic prevention measures will continue until March 19.

　　According to Brazilian media reports, the 93-year-old mother of Brazilian President Bolsonaro received a second dose of the Chinese Coxing vaccine on the same day.

On February 12, she received the first dose of the China Coxing vaccine.

　　Up to now, the number of confirmed cases in São Paulo State, the most severely affected state in Brazil, has reached 2,117,962 and 61,584 deaths have been reported.

In addition, the states of Minas Gerais, Paraná, Bahia and Rio de Janeiro have cumulatively confirmed more than 924,000, 727,000, 715,000 and 594,000 cases, respectively.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Brasilia Federal District has exceeded 308,000.

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