Covid-19: Portugal Update, 15 January By TPN/Lusa, in News · 15-01-2021 16:04:00 · 1 Comments
Portugal today has registered a total of 159 deaths, a new maximum of deaths related to covid-19 in 24 hours, and 10,663 new cases of infection with the new coronavirus, according to the Directorate-General for Health (DGS).
The DGS epidemiological bulletin also indicates that 4,560 people are hospitalised, 192 more than on Thursday, of which 622 are in intensive care, that is, 11 more, in both cases, also new highs.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, in March 2020, Portugal has recorded 8,643 deaths associated with covid-19 and 528,469 infections by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, with 125,861 cases now active, 4,046 more than on Thursday.
Mortality in 60 municipalities 1.5 times the five-year average By TPN/Lusa, in News · 15-01-2021 14:53:00 · 0 Comments
Mortalities in 60 Portuguese municipalities were 1.5 times higher during December than the average of the last five years for the same period, according to data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE).
In a bulletin on the impact of Covid-19 on Portuguese territory, INE also noted that 61 percent of new confirmed cases of contagion by the new coronavirus in the last 14 days were recorded in the northern and central regions.
The exponential increase in new confirmed cases from 28 December culminated on 13 January with the highest number of new cases at seven days since the beginning of the pandemic: 61,273.
Full list of business open during lockdown By TPN/Lusa, in News · 14-01-2021 17:49:00 · 0 Comments
From supermarkets to educational establishments, there are a number of 52 types of establishments that can continue to operate during general confinement due to Covid-19, according to the government diploma.
Under the new state of emergency to combat the pandemic, in force between Friday, 15 January and 23:59 on 30 January, and which applies to the entire territory of mainland Portugal, the activities and establishments which may remain open to the public have been deemed to provide goods or services of prime necessity or considered essential in the present situation.
Schools to remain open in full operation By TPN/Lusa, in News · 13-01-2021 19:30:00 · 4 Comments
Schools will remain open in full operation as has happened so far, announced today the Prime Minister, António Costa. We are going to keep the schools running and this is the only, new and relevant exception, said the Prime Minister, António Costa, at the end of the Council of Ministers meeting, during which the new measures for the new confinement were decided. We will keep all educational establishments in full working order as they have been operating until now , he added, stressing that in this decision parents, guardians and school principals were heard.
Mandatory weekend curfew almost everywhere in Portugal By TPN/Lusa, in News · 08-01-2021 12:00:00 · 1 Comments
Most of the counties on the Portuguese mainland, with the exception of 25, will have a ban on travel between municipalities and a curfew between 13:00 and 05:00, this coming weekend as Portugal locks down further.
The Government today decided to extend the rules currently in force in the fight against the pandemic in the continental territory, within the scope of the new state of emergency, also determining a precautionary measure this weekend for the municipalities with the greatest risk.
The 25 municipalities that are considered to be at a moderate risk level, with less than 240 cases of infection per 100 thousand inhabitants accumulated in 14 days, are Alcoutim, Aljezur, Almeida, Arronches, Barra