Four years after the start of the pandemic, the Ministry of Health is discussing the creation of a memorial

Four years after the start of the pandemic, the Ministry of Health is discussing the creation of a memorial


Drauzio Varella, Luiza Trajano and Felipe Neto participate in the event

On Monday (11) and Tuesday (12) of this week, the Ministry of Health promotes a seminar to discuss the creation of a memorial in honor of the victims of the Covid-19 pandemic.




The event takes place at the Itamaraty Palace, a Brasiliaexactly four years after the WHO (World Health Organization) declared the disease a pandemic. Nisia Trindade, The Minister of Health is responsible for opening the seminar. “We are here to remember, but we are also to plan a memorial that speaks of this recent past, but also indicates paths for our future in health and democracy”start.

In addition to the minister, personalities such as the doctor Drauzio Varellathe entrepreneur Luiza Traiano and the communicator Philip Neto. According to the Ministry of Health, the meeting will be a moment of reflection on how the world has responded to the pandemic, with science uniting to create a vaccine that has saved millions of people, while each country faced a strong wave of denial.

In the future, the memorial should host a long-term exhibition covering all the salient episodes of the pandemic, from the first news to confinement, scientific studies to understand the virus and deaths. Furthermore, it will show moments of success and discoveries such as the first vaccines, genetic mapping of the virus, etc.

Covid in 2024

This year too, Covid-19 has gained strength. According to the Ministry of Health, l Brazil it exceeded the threshold of 70 thousand cases between February 25 and March 2. As of March 7, the country had recorded 1,789 deaths due to the disease in 2024.

In January this year, a new subvariant of the disease was identified Mato Grosso. In addition to Brazil, the JN 2.5 subvariant has also been identified CanadaTO FranceTO PolandTO Spainwe States UnitedTO Sweden It’s inside UK.

According to the Ministry of Health, 517.7 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered since the start of national immunization. 1,478,006 indigenous people and 1,848,494 quilombolas have been vaccinated. The vaccine is available free of charge in health units across the country.

*text by Tomaz Belluomini

Source: Terra

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