15 cases of coronavirus in Portugal
Portugal has seen its number of confirmed cases of coronavirus drop from 0 to 15 in just a few days. While soon neighboring Spain is much more affected (more than 400 cases recorded), Portugal is only beginning to face the epidemic. In total, out of the 15 cases confirmed in Portuguese territory, 2 concern women and the rest of men, all older than 30 years. The Porto region is the most affected with 8 cases. The Portuguese capital has 4 cases, and the region only has one case at the moment. Lisbob, the expatriate assistant in Portugal, tells you all about the evolution of the coronavirus epidemic in Portugal and these 15 cases of coronavirus.
15 cases of coronavirus in Portugal
There are four new cases of Covid-19 infection in Portugal, announced the Portuguese Minister of Health in Brussels. Marta Temido said that three of these cases are being followed at the São João hospital center in Porto, while the other is being followed at the Lisbon central hospital center.
The DGS specifies that, of the 13 infected cases, 11 correspond to men and two to women. Eight are in the North, one in the Center (Coimbra district) and four in the Greater Lisbon region and five are imported from Spain (1) and Italy (4), the other eight being infected in Portugal, with three transmission chains.
"Of these four new cases, three are in the North and have an epidemiological link to previous cases" and Italy, Marta Temido told reporters after a meeting of European Union (EU) health ministers in Brussels.
The JN newspaper reports that the new cases in Porto are two men, between 40 and 50 years old, and a woman over 70 years of age. All are linked to a case of infection also hospitalized in Porto.
Evolution of coronavirus cases in Portugal
"We continue with an identification of the epidemiological link of the cases [...], which allows us to identify the existence of cases and allows us to have the certainty that there is not yet a direct transmission in the community, "said the Portuguese Minister of Health.
Asked about a possible relationship of the new case in Lisbon with the Roque Gameiro secondary school in Amadora, where a teacher was diagnosed with Covid-19, the governor said: "As far as I know, there is no of link ".
With these four new cases, 13 patients with Covid-19 are registered in Portugal. Its neighbor Spain records more than 400 cases.