Chairman of the Interim Committee COVID-19 Senate, Confucio Moura (MDB-RO), talked to Morning newspaper, gives Young frying panthis Saturday, the 17th, on the progress of the work of the commission created in March 2020, throughout the pandemic and said that he did not believe that Parliamentary Committee of Inquiryopened in 2021 to investigate possible crimes in connection with the country’s health crisis, helping or hindering the current situation in Brazil. “This is a police station, this is an investigation process, a survey, this is an investigation to listen to people, to promote reports, the biggest problem is the political damage that occurs in government structures, now, later, it does not help itself,” he said. The senator recalled that the commission he chaired was the only one that crossed the entire 2020 in search of solutions to problems such as lack of intubation kit, equipment and other needs in states and municipalities. “This commission of ours is vigilant, monitors it, achieves through pressure, through public hearings with specialists, in order to send us clear positions requiring action, both from the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health. Forward while CPI is looking in the rearview mirror, it will be looking for something from the past, ”he said. However, the congressman took it for granted that the CPI received more press attention than the commission he chairs.

He recalled that medicine has already recognized 56 consequences of the disease, from dizziness to muscle pain, prompting the commission to consider allocating resources to help those affected in the long term by the virus. “Of course, states should draw up specialized structures of physiotherapy, speech therapy, psychological support for all the consequences that medicine derives from the disease,” he said. The politician considered each day that passed as an “agony” aimed at mitigating the effects of the disease on Brazilians, and said that the moment of the pandemic, even if it is weaker than a few months ago, should still be considered extremely serious. “The disease is progressing. Even those who are vaccinated, and some of them, manage to catch the disease more mildly. Nobody knows if they need to take the third dose next year or it will be done this year, the world is concerned, ”he explained. However, he praised the effective work of science in finding solutions to this disease. “Now is not the time to let your guard down, take off your mask and move the crowd. All other prophylaxis is recommended, ”he said. The impact of the pandemic on education has been identified by the senator as a generational issue not yet quantifiable and urgently needed.

According to him, classes can no longer be postponed and should be resumed in August with mass testing of students, which should follow the recommendations of infectious disease doctors. Actions to improve Brazil are still unknown to the commission. Confucius says facing the pandemic as a war to unite the populations after the destruction it caused is an opportunity to rebuild the country in the future. Reforms are considered necessary by politicians. “The government itself does not cause development, it is an entrepreneur, a private initiative that produces development. The government should be a provider of quality services, make life easier for merchants who are going to look for a place in the world of sales, and not an obstacle that Brazil puts businessmen for export, all kinds of difficulties, tax, customs, “he said. The Senator pointed out that the Ministry of Economy should work to reduce the cost of imports and exports and to ensure the legal safety of business in the country, so that we stop “pouring rain in a wet state.”

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