Monkeypox: They ask for a health emergency to be declared in Brazil due to 300% increase in cases

In Brazil, 2,458 cases of monkeypox have been recorded, an increase of 300 percent if the last 15 days are taken into account.. For this reason, state governments have asked national authorities to declare a state of health emergency.

On Friday, the Ministry of Health reported that 2,458 patients have already been confirmed to have the disease across the country, While the number two weeks ago was 978As mentioned blame.

The state with the highest number of infected people is São Paulo, with 1,748 infected, followed by Rio de Janeiro with 278.identified by the news agency goose. Minas Gerais ranked third with 102 patients, with the only fatal victim recorded.

Due to the worsening of the situation, Nicio FernandezChairman of the National Board of Health Trustees (CNHS), Demanding the Ministry of Health to declare a state of “emergency”.

The Chairman of the Council stated that there are “The risk of a rapid national spread that could reach beyond response capacity from state governments.

With this in mind, the President of the Council sent an ex officio document to the Minister of Health, Marcelo Quiroga, who did not respond to the request at the time.