Portugal rolls back virus surge that made it world's worst
by Barry Hatton, The Associated Press
Posted Feb 22, 2021 11:45 am EDT
Last Updated Feb 22, 2021 at 11:58 am EDT
LISBON, Portugal — Portugal’s official daily number of new COVID-19 cases on Monday dropped below 1,000 for the first time since early October, amid a national lockdown and just weeks after it was the worst-hit country in the world by size of population.
The lockdown that began Jan. 15 has brought “a very steep drop” in new cases, André Peralta Santos of the General Health Directorate told a televised meeting of health experts and political leaders.