Step aside chloroquine, our government has a new radical method to combat COVID.
The Health Minister of Brazil, Eduardo Pazuello, received last Monday (3/8) defenders of the use of ozone as a form of treatment for the coronavirus. The practice is already used in hospitals in the south of the country and gained notoriety after the mayor of Itajaí (SC), Volnei Morastoni, defended the application of gas by the anus.
According to the mayor, who recorded a video that went viral on social media, this is an effective way to contain the spread of the disease. Although there is no proven effectiveness, the mayor said he offers treatment to infected patients in hospitals in Itajaí.
The Federal Council of Medicine (CFM) advises against the laboratory use of ozone therapy. Experts warn that the so-called ozone therapy is an experimental practice, allowed only in studies that follow defined criteria and monitor the evolution of patients.
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Brazil has nearly 3.000.000 accumulated cases and 97.000 deaths so far.