'We hope common sense prevails,' says doctor against premature reopening of commerce in Brazil.
"This measure of generally reopening commerce needs to be well thought out, because it will obviously encourage gatherings of people," says endocrinologist Sylvio Provenzano, president of the Regional Council of Medicine of the State of Rio.
Sputnik Agency - The Minister of Citizenship, Onyx Lorenzoni, hinted at the possibility of the federal government reopening commerce in several regions of the country after Easter. Sputnik Brasil spoke to a doctor and a merchant about the impacts of the current quarantine and the consequences of a premature reopening.
On Tuesday (7), the Minister of Citizenship, Onyx Lorenzoni announced during Press conference The possible reopening of commerce in various regions of Brazil soon after Easter. According to Lorenzoni, this is the intention of the Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, as a way to balance the economy with the sanitary measures to contain COVID-19.
Despite the president's intention being expressed several times, on Wednesday (8), the Minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), Alexandre de Moraes, issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the federal government from interfering in the social isolation measures imposed by states and municipalities.
According to endocrinologist Sylvio Provenzano, president of the Regional Council of Medicine of the State of Rio de Janeiro (CREMERJ), social isolation is necessary to contain the new coronavirus, and reopening businesses favors the spread of the disease.
"This measure of generally reopening commerce needs to be carefully considered, because it will clearly encourage gatherings of people. And that's exactly what the virus wants and what we don't want," says a doctor in an interview with Sputnik Brazil.