Two million COVID-19 cases in Brazil

Abstract

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an acute respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2, previously known such as 2019-nCoV), as a pandemic. COVID-19 has spread across China and received worldwide attention. Here, we draw attention to the impact of the historical mark of 2 million cases confirmed by COVID-19 in Brazil and to the fact that, in absolute numbers, Brazil is the second in the world with more deaths from COVID-19. We discuss the fact that, in a moment in which Brazil seems to become the new epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been implemented strategies for relaxing social distancing and social isolation.