The Governor Of Sao Paulo Tested Positive For COVID-19 Without Symptoms

Joao Doria (Instagram / @ jdoriajr)

JAKARTA - Governor of Sao Paulo Joao Doria tested positive for COVID-19. He is part of the 20 million people in the world who have a virus that disrupts the respiratory system.

Doria broke the news through a video she uploaded on Twitter on Wednesday, August 12. Doria admitted that she is in good health and will be ready to work even though she is undergoing quarantine.

When doing the COVID-19 test, Doria showed no symptoms. "Completely asymptomatic. I just received my sixth test result for COVID-19. And unfortunately, the result is positive," he said, quoted by CNA, Thursday, August 13.

"I feel fine. I will go home. And will continue to hold and participate in remote meetings with all sectors of the government of Sao Paulo for the next ten days," he said.

Seguindo o princípio and total transparency com que temos lidado com a pandemia, informo que fui diagnosticado com Covid-19. Estou bem, sem synthomas. Seguirei trabalhando de casa, cumprindo as recomendações médicas de isolamento. Tenho fé em Deus que vou superar a doença. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/AjTtIBeBrN

- João Doria (@jdoriajr) August 12, 2020

It is noted that the transmission of COVID-19 in Sao Paulo is at a high rate. The area, which is inhabited by 46 million people, is the epicenter of the spread of COVID-19 with 640 thousand transmission numbers and contributing more than 25 thousand deaths.

In the initial phase of COVID-19 entering Brazil, Sao Paulo became an area that imposed a regional lock, which then reopened gradually since last June. The decision to open the lock was challenged by medical experts because it was considered too early.

Before Doria, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who often underestimated COVID-19, was tested positive for COVID-19 last month. Bolsonaro also spent three weeks in self-quarantine.

Not only Bolsonaro. The poor handling of COVID-19 also made 11 out of a total of 27 Brazilian governors infected with the virus from Wuhan. So far Brazil has confirmed 3,170,474 cases of COVID-19 transmission. Among them, there were 104,263 cases died.