People walk on the International Square between the border of Santana do Livramento of Brazil and Rivera of Uruguay. Photo: Reuters Dr. César Salomé felt a sense of fear as he watched patients with COVID-19 rushing to be transferred to their intensive care unit. For many weeks, the doctor at the Mongrut Hospital in Lima (Peru) has been closely monitoring reports on the disease situation. P.1 – a variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the acute respiratory infections COVID-19, which originates in the Amazon jungle, has raged Brazil and put the country’s health system on the brink fall. Now, his patients are brought in critical condition. If their lungs are damaged, they will die within a few days. Even young and healthy people cannot be safe. He clearly noticed that the P.1 virus was attacking his home country. The Washington Post reported that the P.1 variant, with a series of mutations that made it more contagious as well as potentially dangerous, is no longer a Brazilian problem. It has become a problem for South America and the rest of the world. Fragile border line In recent weeks, P.1 has crept across rivers and borders, evading restrictive measures aimed at controlling its spread across the continent. Many regions of South America are worried that P.1 could quickly become the dominant variant, bringing Brazil’s humanitarian catastrophe – countless untreated patients, skyrocketing deaths – to the nation. their. Venezuelan infectious disease expert Julio Castro commented: “It’s spreading. Can’t stop it ”. A woman attending a family funeral dies of COVID-19 in Manaus, Brazil. Photo: AFP In Lima, scientists discovered that the strain originating in Brazil is responsible for 40% of the cases of COVID-19 here. In Uruguay, this rate is 30%. In Paraguay, health officials said half of all cases near the Brazilian border were infected with variant P.1. Other South American countries such as Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela, and Chile all have detected P.1 in their territory. P.1’s genomic sequencing limitations prevent it from knowing how widely the virus actually spread. P.1 has been identified in over 20 countries, from Japan to the US. Hospital systems across South America are being pushed to the limit of overcrowding. Uruguay, one of the richest countries in South America and an early success in the pandemic, is at risk of failure of the health system. Meanwhile, health officials said Peru was on the verge of danger, with only 84 empty intensive care beds left by the end of March. The special care system in Paraguay has run out of beds. Ms. Elena Candia Florentín, President of the Paraguay Infectious Diseases Association, said that Paraguay has very little chance of stopping the spread of variant P.1. “With the health system collapsing, medicine is constantly running out, lack of early detection, lack of follow-up exposure, patients waiting in line for treatment, health workers not getting enough vaccines. as it is not clear when this vulnerable group will be vaccinated… the prospects in Paraguay are just dark, ”she explained. How P.1 spread throughout South America is an easy story. Nearly every country on the continent shares a land border with Brazil. People are concentrated in border towns, where traveling to another country can be as simple as crossing a street. The limited border surveillance measures have made the area a haven for smugglers. They also make it nearly impossible to control the spread of P.1. “We share 1,000 kilometers of terrestrial border with Brazil – the” manufacturing plant “of the largest variant in the world, said Gonzalo Moratorio, Uruguayan virologist who tracks the development of the P.1 variant. and is the epicenter of the crisis. And now P.1 doesn’t just appear in one country ”. Vaccine “thirst” The Brazilian city of Tabatinga deep in the Amazon rainforest, where officials suspect the virus has infiltrated from here into Colombia and Peru, is symbolic of the fight to stop this variant. The city of 70,000 people swept the P.1 virus earlier this year. Many people in Tabatinga have relatives living in neighboring countries so they are used to crossing the border by canoeing across the Amazon River to Peru or on foot to Colombia. “People carried the virus from one side of the river to the other,” said Sinesio Tikuna Trovão, a local leader. Crossing the river is no waste, just cross to the other bank to get to another country. The truck carrying 100,000 doses of the vaccine has just been sent to Luque, Paraguay. Photo: AFP Currently, P.1 has infiltrated many countries so its goal of stopping its spread will be very difficult. Most South American countries, with the exception of Brazil, applied strict controls last year. But efforts were wiped out by poverty, indifference and lack of trust. With battered national economies and rising poverty, public health experts worry that it will be difficult to sustain restrictions longer. In Brazil, despite record-high death tolls, many states are lifting restrictions. The deadlock and danger in South America has made vaccination the only way out. But this region still has limited access to the COVID-19 vaccine. The continent has not distributed vaccines domestically or has reached an agreement with pharmaceutical companies. According to the website Our World in Data, it is one of the most affected regions in the world but only provides 6% of the world’s vaccine dosage. Except for Chile, which is vaccinating people faster than anywhere in the Americas, but still suffers from an increase in the number of cases. “We should not just blame the policy of handling,” said Luis Felipe López-Calva, Regional Director of the United Nations Development Program for Latin America and the Caribbean. We need to understand the nature of the vaccine market. ” According to him, vaccines have become so scarce that national authorities have to impose control measures. It is almost impossible to know how much governments are paying for each dose of vaccine. Several regional blocs in other parts of the world, such as the African Union and the European Union, have negotiated joint contracts. But in South America, countries do not have a common voice, which reduces the bargaining power of each individual country. Mr. López-Calva said that the above situation is harmful to South American countries and also to fight against viruses around the world. Because, it is clear that no one is safe until everyone is protected. Paulo Buss, a famous Brazilian scientist, said the situation should not have been as bad as it is now. He is Brazil’s medical representative in the Union of South American Nations, repeatedly negotiating regional agreements with pharmaceutical companies before the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this alliance was soon divided because of political differences. “It was the worst possible moment. Our negotiation efforts were fragmented. Multilateralism has been weakened,” Buss stressed.

Pogba is right. Cavani (nicknamed “El Matador”) is proving himself to be a key player in the club at key moments of the season.

The opening goal against Granada on April 16 (Hanoi time) in the quarterfinals of the Europa League was Cavani’s ninth goal in the Man United shirt. This pointy point also has two more tectonic phases.

Value of the goal

From the beginning of the season, “El Matador” played 1,622 minutes, or 18 matches, in all competitions. Cavani’s performance has not completely convinced fans, especially in the context of Man United paying the Uruguayan striker a salary of £ 11 million.

However, Cavani still has its own merits. The 34-year-old striker’s goals are all made at crucial moments. He has 3 goals to open the scoring, 2 goals to help the home team equalize, 1 goal to win, 1 goal to help Man United ahead and 1 to fix the score to end the game.

Cavani still shows the excellent qualities of a striker. Photo: Getty.

The general measure of striker’s excellence is the number of goals. However, experts have more detailed analysis, which is finding the timing of the goal (opening the score, balancing the results, taking the lead, fixing the victory).

Cavani scored all the goals at crucial moments. That helps the Uruguayan striker to make a difference.

According to the Statman DaveCavani has scored 4 goals after the last 5 shots. This shows that the efficiency in the goals of this goal scorer is very high.

Combining the analysis of the moment of the goal and the success rates in the finishes, a picture of Cavani is painted. It is a striker who is sharp in front of goal and can shine at the most important moment.

It is not easy for Man United to find a striker who possesses those qualities. Currently, the “Red Devils” keep an eye on Erling Haaland and Harry Kane. However, these two goals are also within the sights of many other names.

Thus, in order to have the signature of Haaland or Kane, Man United must put in a lot of effort. They need to take their goals seriously and make the fastest and definitive decisions.

Instead of having to plunge into a fierce battle in the transfer market to win Haaland or Kane, Man United can fully rely on Cavani. The Uruguayan striker deserves to be awarded the main kick in the “Theater of Dreams”.

Not waiting for the match against Granada at Old Trafford, Cavani soon showed that he was the “number 9” that the club needed next season when shining in the 3-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the 31st round of the Premier League on April 11. It was a match “El Matador” scored to help the home team take a 2-1 lead.

Also in the encounter with Tottenham, Cavani tore goalkeeper Hugo Lloris after a smooth movement in coordination with Paul Pogba. The referee did not recognize the goal because Scott McTominay had fouled Son Heung-min earlier.

Cavani is not young anymore. However, the ball does not know how old the operator is. On the field, “El Matador” continued to show the ability to move without the ball smart to reach the opponent’s goal. Thanks to this quality, the former PSG star can also pull the opponent’s defender out of position to create space for his teammates to tape up.

For a week, Cavani kept reminding Man United how brilliant he was, but the future of “El Matador” at Old Trafford is a complicated case.

Cavani is a comprehensive striker. Photo: Getty.

Man United must keep Cavani

The Uruguayan striker is said to have not adapted to the English football environment. The culture here is also different, when just a few lines of “blasphemy” (though not intentionally) also makes Cavani receive a penalty. “El Matador” experienced this in December.

Covid-19 translation has not been pushed back either. This makes life in Manchester stuffy because of the strict restrictions from the government.

Cavani is South American, loves partying, gathering with friends every weekend to relax. In Manchester, “El Matador” has to say goodbye to the fun. This is the reason why the media said the former PSG star wants to return to his home country or Argentina to play.

“For a guy who does not speak English and lives alone, it is difficult to adapt to everything. If Cavani only wants to stay for one season, we have to respect that decision,” said coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer of Man United said.

The Norwegian teacher also stressed that Man United wanted to keep Cavani. Because, the performance of “El Matador” is completely unlike any “No. 9” club has in recent years.

From Mason Greenwood, Marcus Rashford to Anthony Martial, they were all one step below Cavani. These players also lack the quality of a “number 9”, which makes Cavani different from the rest.

Cavani can be too expensive for Man United, if you compare the scoring performance and the spearhead salary this spike receives. However, the “Red Devils” also need to recognize the fact that their charm is enough to convince Haaland or Kane to join the club.

Instead of having to “scratch his hair” to solve these problems, Man United should continue to put their faith in Cavani. They will need to persuade and make more drastic moves, to let “El Matador” see how important he is to the club.

“Cavani’s goals indicate that United are not allowed to let the striker go,” said journalist Mark Ogden of EPSN conclude.

Solskjaer: ‘Cavani has a lesson to remember forever’ Before MU rematched PSG in the Champions League group stage, coach Ole Solskjaer spoke up about Edinson Cavani’s inappropriate use of words on social networks.