On March 25, the healthcare facility to fight coronavirus in the terminals of the Ports of Paraná completed its first year. About R$ 11 million have been invested in the facility, as 1.6 million workers have been treated. In the last 365 days, teams of doctors and nurses have incessantly worked at the triage center at the Port of Paranaguá. The port of Paraná was the first in Brazil to adopt the measures to control the new Coronavirus. “Port activity is essential for the transport of food, inputs and machinery. The State Government have quickly offered basic conditions and security for thousands of people who depend on the port”, said the director-president of the public company Ports of Paraná, Luiz Fernando Garcia. In one year, the investment was R$ 10,259,047.06 as to purchase tools, equipment, and hire teams of doctors and nurses who are able to early identify patients with suspected or confirmed Covid-19. The healthcare facility will last until the end of the public health crisis.
Fonte: DATAGRO (*Translated by Ia Niani)