The coronavirus epidemic continues to grow in Portugal, with a progression that follows that of other infected countries: an exponential curve. This Wednesday, the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus increased from 41 to 59, an increase of 43% in the number of cases in one day. the Portuguese General Directorate of Health announced on Wednesday that the number of cases was increasing as well as the reception capacities put in place by the health authorities. Lisbob, the expatriate assistant in Portugal, tells you all about the evolution of the coronavirus.
59 cases confirmed in Portugal, i.e. 43% more cases in one day: a child under the age of 9 and two elderly people infected
There are a total of 59 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Portugal. Among the new cases, there is a child under the age of 9 and two people over the age of 80. The number of people infected with the new coronavirus worldwide exceeds 119,000 and more than 4,300 have died. Portugal registered 18 new confirmed cases in just one day.
The number of people infected with the new coronavirus in Portugal has increased to 59, announced Wednesday the Directorate General of Health (DGS). Already this morning, the Minister of Health, Marta Temido, confirmed to Parliament that there were "more confirmed cases" in Portugal than the 41 published on Tuesday by the DGS.
For the first time, there is one confirmed case in a child under the age of nine and two in people over the age of 80. Of the 59 people infected with the new coronavirus (33 men and 26 women), 57 are hospitalized.
11 or 12 cases were imported into Portugal: two from Spain and nine from Italy and possibly one from Germany / Austria, the latter being the subject of an in-depth investigation. There are six known active transmission chains at the moment.
Porto is the region with the most cases. Source: DGS
In terms of territorial distribution, there were a total of 36 confirmed cases in the northern region (9 more than the previous day), three in the central area (one more), 17 in Lisbon and in the Tagus valley ( seven more) and three in the Algarve (plus one). The Alentejo, the Azores and Madeira remain without confirmed cases for the moment.
In total, there are 471 suspected cases (96 more than the previous day), 83 pending laboratory results and 3.66 contacts under surveillance by health authorities (2,399 more). Cough (66%), fever (47%), muscle pain (46%), headache (42%) and general weakness (31%) are the most common symptoms.
There are 13 referral hospitals for patients infected with covid-19: Braga, Santo António, São João and Pedro Hispano in the North Regional Health Zone (ARS); Coimbra, Coimbra - Paediatrics and care at ARS Centro; Santa Maria, Curry Cabral and Dona Estefânia in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley ARS; Faro to ARS Algarve; Dr. Nélio Mendonça in the autonomous region of Madeira; and Santo Espírito - Terceira Island in the autonomous region of the Azores.
Residents of the municipalities of Felgueiras and Lousada, in the district of Porto, were asked to avoid unnecessary travel. In view of the increase in the number of cases, the Portuguese Government has ordered the temporary suspension of visits to hospitals, homes and prisons in the North, which has so far been most affected.
Educational establishments, particularly in the north of Portugal, have been closed, as have gymnasiums, libraries, swimming pools and cinemas.
