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Covas says he will not relax quarantine measures starting May 10th in São Paulo.

The state government had announced that there would be a reopening starting on this date, the last day of quarantine, according to the indicators of each region. However, signals from the São Paulo city government suggest that stricter restrictions may be implemented.

São Paulo SP 18 03 2020 - Protected with masks due to the Coronavirus pandemic, residents of São Paulo walk on Paulista Avenue. Photo - Guilherme Gandolfi (Photo: Guilherme Gandolfi)

247 - The municipal health secretary, Edson Aparecido, stated this Thursday (30) that a decision has already been made not to relax the quarantine in São Paulo from May 10th. information It's from the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper. 

The state government had announced that there would be a reopening starting on this date, the last day of quarantine, according to the indicators of each region. However, signals from the São Paulo city government suggest that stricter restrictions may be implemented.

"The curve of deaths and confirmed cases is rising. It had been happening at a slower rate, but especially in the last week we clearly see that the rate has increased significantly. These numbers lead us to believe that isolation measures do not need to be relaxed; we must maintain these measures," stated the municipal health secretary, Edson Aparecido, in a live broadcast with São Paulo city councilors on Thursday morning.