Supreme CourtBrazilPreparing for the exam Minister of Public Health In case of delay in management Dealing with the oxygen shortage problem until the patientCOVIDAt least 29 deaths
High Court judge in Brasilia Brazil capital Approval to open an investigation Eduardo Pazuelo, retired general Minister of Health From the problem of oxygen tanks in the city of Manaus. The state capital of the Amazonas (State of Amazonas) is so deprived that it causes sickness.COVID-19 Dozens of people died
Prosecutors said The health ministry has known the oxygen shortage since Jan. 8, but it recently carried out an oxygen tank delivery on Jan. 12, senior officials in the Brazilian government claimed. The number of COVID-infected people in the area is increasing rapidly, overwhelming hospitals. It was an unexpected matter in the federal government. In addition, Amazonas is a remote area in the Amazon forest where it is difficult to get to only airplanes. This is one of the factors that delay the delivery of oxygen cylinders. The oxygen tanks were delivered to Manaus on Jan. 15.
“This is a situation that everyone was totally unexpected. Everything was too fast, ”Pasuello said at the time of the announcement.
side Rodrigo Maia, Speaker of the House of Representatives Said that as Minister of Public Health He is well aware of the situation and should urgently implement medical equipment support early. They also attacked that Pasuello not only let the state health system collapse. But still supports the treatment of COVID-19 That is ineffective to the patient due to the difficult application that has not been clearly proven clinically effective. Used to treat COVID patients
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