“The Integrated Center for Joint Health Operations (CIOCS) reports that, as of 6:00 p.m. Thursday, 21 people had received medical treatment,” according to a written statement from the Brazilian Health Ministry received by ANTARA on Thursday evening (Nov 20).
The CIOCS is responsible for monitoring and coordinating health assistance during the COP30 event.
Nineteen people were treated for smoke inhalation and two for anxiety, with no burn injuries reported. So far, 12 of those affected have been released after receiving treatment.
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The remainder are receiving treatment at health facilities in Belém and at referral units designated by the Brazilian Health Ministry.
City, state, and federal health teams continue to monitor and follow up on the medical assistance and health status of the affected victims.
CIOCS is coordinated by the Health Ministry in partnership with teams from the state of Pará and the city of Belém.
Previously, a fire broke out in the Blue Zone of the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, on Thursday (Nov 20) local time.
Firefighters and UN security personnel quickly extinguished the fire, bringing it under control within six minutes.
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) announced that delegates had been quickly evacuated from the scene, and that the fire was extinguished with limited damage.
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