At present, at least 11 Brazilian states and the Federal District, where the capital is located, have begun to investigate vaccination violations.
Previously, some local governments had received reports that some people who were not the priority vaccination stipulated by the government had been vaccinated.
As a result, Manaus, the capital of the current epidemic in the state of Amazon, suspended vaccination and began to investigate whether there were illegal acts in vaccination.
According to data released by the state of São Paulo, which has taken up more than 80% of intensive care beds in 68 cities in the state, 10 of which even reach 100%. The state government of São Paulo will announce on Friday (22nd) that the risk level of each city will be reassessed.
If the risk level rises, more business activities in the city will be restricted.
As of 18:30 local time on January 21, according to the data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health, Brazil has a total of 8,697,368 confirmed cases of COVID-19, an increase of 59,119 from the previous day; 214,147 deaths, an increase of 1,316 from the previous day; and the cumulative number of cured people 7 580741 people.