In view of the increase in cases of covid-19 in the country, the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) authorized, this Thursday (17), the free sale and donation of 70% ethyl alcohol in liquid form, provided they are properly prepared. regulated by the agency. The measure, authorized ad referendumwas adopted in an extraordinary way.
The objective, highlighted Anvisa, is to expand access to products that contribute to the implementation of a coordinated response to reduce transmission and protect the general population from the new coronavirus. The authorization will be valid for 90 days.
The decision also highlights that covid-19 has shown a tendency to have annual peaks of seasonality in Brazil, unlike other respiratory diseases, such as influenza or the flu, which appear more frequently in the country only in the winter months.
The measure is published in the Resolution of the Collegiate Board (RDC) 760, of November 17, 2022.
Cases
According to the latest epidemiological bulletin released yesterday (17) by the Ministry of Health, Brazil recorded, in 24 hours, 32,970 cases of covid-19 and 71 more deaths as a result of the disease. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 34,9371,043 cases of covid-19 have been confirmed in the country and 688,764 deaths from the disease.
Also according to the bulletin, 34,162,530 people have recovered from the disease and 119,678 cases are being monitored. Among the states, São Paulo has the highest number of cases, 6.16 million, followed by Minas Gerais (3.88 million) and Paraná (2.75 million).
