Skip to content ![\\"Project](\\" content/uploads/2019/08/comprova-logo.svg\\"/) Collaborative journalism against disinformation About Comprova Arquivos ### Health Investigated by: ![](\\" ![](\\" content/uploads/2019/07/afp_logotype_statique_bleu_rvb.png\\"/) ![](\\" content/uploads/2019/07/Estadao.jpeg\\"/) 2020-04-02 # Ministry of Defense denies rumors that the Army has built 2,000 beds in 48 hours *False False The Armed Forces have, in fact, worked to set up field hospitals, but it is not true that they built 2,000 beds in 48 hours as social media posts claim. In China, the first three field hospitals had 4,000 beds and were built in 29 hours See more See less Facebook posts claiming that the Brazilian Army built 2 thousand beds in 48 hours to respond to the new pandemic coronavirus, compared to China, which would have built 1,000 beds in 10 days. When contacted, the Ministry of Defense pointed out that this information did not proceeds, but that the Armed Forces are working to set up hospitals for campaign. The Army was also contacted by Comprova to clarify the subject, but did not respond until the closing of this text. The statement verified in this article was published on March 29 on Facebook and, since then, it has been replicated on Facebook itself, in addition to Instagram and Twitter. False for Comprova is content that is invented or has been edited to change its original and publicized meaning deliberately to spread a lie. You can retrace the Comprova verification path using the links to consult the original sources. ### How we check For this verification, the Army's website and of the Ministry of Defense, the websites of the National Health Commission of China and the China Daily newspaper and used Google reverse image search. Also We contacted the Ministry of Defense and the Army. #### Army action in the fight against covid-19 The Brazilian Armed Forces have, in fact, acted to combat the pandemic coronavirus. According to a publication on the Ministry of Defense website with On April 1st, the so-called “Operation Covid-19” is in its 10th day of action and has more than 22 thousand soldiers. However, contrary to what viral publications claim, it was not So far, no construction of 2,000 beds has been recorded in just 24 hours. In an email to Projeto Comprova, the Ministry of Defense indicated that “the information is not valid” and that the Armed Forces are working “to support for setting up field hospitals”. On the websites of the Federal Government and the Ministry of Defense itself, there are articles to respect for the installation in Boa Vista, Roraima, of a “protection and care” to serve, in principle, 80 Brazilians and Venezuelans with suspected or confirmed coronavirus, and whose action is part of “Operation Welcome.” In telephone confirmation to Projeto Comprova, Lieutenant Edwaldo Costa, from communication department of the Ministry of Defense, explained that, with the participation of UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), this place of protection and care will be expanded to 1,200 beds hospitals and 1,000 beds for people infected or suspected of having infection, but it is not yet operational, as they are being provided. #### Publications that praise the Army take context photos Several posts on Facebook praising the construction of 2 thousand beds by Brazilian army uses two photos out of context. ![\\"\\"](\\" content/uploads/2020/04/null.png\\") The first image shows the assembly of a structure to serve patients with respiratory problems at the São Sebastião Mártir Events Pavilion, in Venâncio Aires, in Rio Grande do Sul. The photo was published on the news website site Portal RVA on March 24, 2020 — the report informs that there 30 beds will be installed, not 1,200. In this other article on the RVA Portal, you can see other photos of the structure service. This report from another local website states that the beds were loaned by the Army to the municipality. The other photo is of the Ana Carolina Moura Xavier Rehabilitation Hospital, in Curitiba. The photo was taken on October 1, 2019, the opening date of ten new beds in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) by the government of Paraná. The ICU space had existed since 2008, but was without equipment. #### China built 13 thousand beds According to the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, 16 Temporary medical centers were built in gymnasiums and health centers exhibition in the city of Wuhan, epicenter of the pandemic in China. Information about the hospitals was published in China Daily, a national newspaper Chinese Communist Party. Thirteen thousand beds were made available for the treatment of Covid-19 victims who presented mild symptoms in these locations. The first three field hospitals, out of a total of 16, had 4 thousand beds and were made in 29 hours. According to news agencies international institutions, such as the BBC, another hospital, with a thousand beds, was built in ten days. Still according to Chinese authorities, the average time for construction of field hospitals was one day. The medical centers operated during the peak of the epidemic, for a period of 35 days. ### Viral The publications had great repercussion since they were posted by first time, totaling, to date, more than 39.5 thousand shares on the Facebook. Although on a smaller scale, posts with similar allegations were reproduced on Twitter and Instagram. 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Brazilian army builds 2 thousand beds in 48 hours