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“Vertical” v. “Horizontal” isolation. The beef between Bolsonaro and governors
After a televised speech urging Brazilians to go back to their routines, President Jair Bolsonaro doubled down on the necessity to protect the economy from a catastrophe. He defended a so-called “vertical” approach to isolation, which focuses on only confining clusters of the population that are more likely to die or suffer severe damage from Covid-19: senior citizens, those with pre-existing conditions, or autoimmune problems.
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