According to the latest data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the evening of the 16th local time, 34,918 new confirmed cases of coronal pneumonia were added to the country in a single day, the largest increase in a single day, with 923,189 confirmed cases. There were 1,282 new deaths and a total of 45,241 deaths. At present, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Brazil is second only to the United States, and it is the second country in the world with more than 900,000 confirmed cases.
On the 15th local time, the Nantah state government in southern Brazil announced that as the number of confirmed cases of newly diagnosed pneumonia increased by 43.7% within 7 days after the implementation of the economic opening measures last week, large shopping malls and shopping centers on busy commercial streets would be banned from operating from the 16th, and businesses and service industries would once again implement the measures taken during the previous social isolation period, and other activities would be suspended except that management could conduct telecommuting at home.
In addition, the measure requires banks and post offices to reduce the number of necessary staff and limit the number and time of dining in restaurants and bars, but small and micro enterprises, lawyers, engineering, consulting, real estate and other industries can continue to operate under the conditions of implementing protective measures and maintaining social distance. At present, the occupancy rate of intensive care beds (ICU) in Nantah River Prefecture is 80.72%, of which 23.4% are critically ill patients who need breathing machines.