Doria displays images of dead doctors and escalates the campaign urging the population to stay home.
Adherence to isolation measures in São Paulo reaches a low of 47%, and a lockdown solution is being increasingly evaluated.
247 - The São Paulo state government has decided to adopt a more serious tone in its campaign to encourage people to stay home. Concern is growing due to the low rate of adherence to social isolation.
As part of a new advertising strategy by the São Paulo Executive, starting this Thursday (14), 1-minute films on TV and the internet will show real cases of deaths of health professionals due to the new coronavirus.
The dramatic nature of the video shows a shift in the government's tone. Criticism from the federal government weighed heavily in the decision. Jair Bolsonaro and the state governor, João Doria, are at opposite ends of the public debate over the handling of the disease, as highlighted in a report by journalist [name missing]. Igor Gielow in Folha de S.Paulo.
Jair Bolsonaro is acting carelessly and sabotaging the prevention and control measures adopted by governors and mayors. Meanwhile, the governor of São Paulo is maintaining the quarantine policy, which was initially extended until May 31st.
According to experts, some form of lockdown will have to be taken if the curve of the disease in São Paulo does not change.