2023-05-06 03:44:47
French.china.org.cn | Updated on 06-05-2023
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday urged people to continue getting vaccinated once morest COVID-19, despite the World Health Organization declaring the novel coronavirus pandemic no longer a health emergency. of International Concern (USPPI).
“Despite the end of the state of emergency, the pandemic is not over yet. Receive booster doses and ensure your vaccination schedule is always up to date,” Lula tweeted.
“After three years, we can finally say today that we have emerged from the state of health emergency of COVID-19. Unfortunately, more than 700,000 people have died from the virus in Brazil and I think that at least half of them might have been saved,” he said.
According to data from the Ministry of Health, Brazil has recorded 37.4 million cases of infection and 701,494 deaths.
The current government “will act to preserve lives”, assured the president.
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