COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal

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Municipios in Portugal affected by SARS-CoV-2 infections

The COVID-19 pandemic occurs in Portugal as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic on since March 2, 2020th

background

The COVID-19 pandemic began in the People's Republic of China in December 2019 . The novel respiratory disease COVID-19 is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus from the Coronaviridae group . On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the event as a global pandemic .

course

The virus was initially detected in two patients of Portuguese nationality. The first case was that of a 60-year-old Portuguese doctor who was on vacation in the Italian region of Lombardy . He was admitted to the Santo António Hospital in Porto . The second was a man from the northern region of the country who was in the Spanish city of Valencia and was admitted to the São João hospital in Porto. In the district of Porto most cases were registered, mainly in the cities of Felgueiras and Lousada .

As of March 9, there were 31 positive cases. The government recommended postponing flights and the temporary closure of regional educational institutions in the hardest hit locations. The government later decided to take tougher measures to quarantine the localities. The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa , decided to enter into voluntary quarantine in his Cascais residence after coming into contact with a group of young people from a school in Felgueiras, where there was a positive case. Although the tests were negative, the president decided to stay in quarantine to avoid any problems.

The town of Ovar was particularly affected , where the two confirmed cases of a 17-year-old girl and her mother became known on March 12. A day later, another case became known in the local health center of the Portuguese state health system , whereupon all employees were tested and seven of them were infected, making it likely that many residents of Ovar were infected. At the same time, an infection was found in the football coach of the local Arada Atlético Clube, who had contact with the 17-year-old's brother, whereupon the mayor of Ovar, Salvador Malheiro, immediately closed all public facilities, imposed a voluntary curfew and all private businesses and asked facilities to also close immediately. The city was then cordoned off, the Ovar train station on the Linha do Norte line no longer served, all public services reduced to a minimum or switched to teleworking , employees of the local Yazaki factory, where the parents of the 17-year-old work, were hired Quarantined and closed her school and that of her brother. Despite the extensive immediate measures, the number of infected people in the Ovar rose to 28 confirmed cases and 12 suspected unconfirmed cases by March 18. The mayor then put an emergency plan with rigorous quarantine measures in place for Ovar County. The case of Ovar is featured in national coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.

By March 15, the number of infected people in Portugal reached 245, three people were considered cured. As of March 20, the number of confirmed cases was 1,020, including three in the Azores and one on Madeira Island . Five patients have recovered and six have died, all in continental Portugal.

On March 29, 2020, the number of people infected in Portugal was 5562, of whom 138 were in intensive care. The country recorded 120 deaths at the time, including a 14-year-old boy from ovary .

On March 30, 2020, the number of infected people nationwide was 6408, and those who died from the virus were 140. 43 people were considered cured at this time.

On March 31, 2020, the number of people infected with COVID-19 was 7443, the number of fatalities has risen to 160. 188 of those affected were in intensive care at this point.

On April 1, 2020, the number of people infected with corona was 8251, while the number of deaths has risen to 187. The nationwide mortality rate at this point in time is 2.3%, for people over 70 years of age it is 9.1%.

On April 2, 2020, one month after the first two registered corona cases in Portugal, the trend of the increase continued almost unchanged. So far, there have been 9034 infected people nationwide and 209 deaths as a result of the virus disease. The number of cured patients was 68.

On April 3, 2020, the number of people infected in Portugal almost reached the five-digit range. According to the Portuguese daily Diário de Notícias , there were 9,886 reported cases and a total of 246 fatalities that day. Most cases are still registered in the greater Porto and Lisbon areas.

On April 4, the Diário de Notícias reported that the number of infected people had reached the five-digit range. According to the daily newspaper, there are now 10,524 people affected by the novel virus, 266 deaths and 75 people cured.

On April 29, Portugal reported 24,505 infected and 973 dead. 1470 people were considered cured.

In the days before June 26th, the number of new infections rose sharply, to 300 to 400 daily, which resulted in a restriction of life (lockdown) for 19 neighborhoods in the north of Lisbon: they are allowed to have theirs for two weeks from July 1st Leave homes only to work or shop. In Lisbon, no more than 10 people are allowed to gather, in the rest of the country no more than 20. Furthermore, mask requirements apply nationwide in public spaces.

activities

On March 12, 2020, the Portuguese government declared the highest level of alert due to the COVID-19 pandemic and announced that it would maintain it until April 9. Portugal is entering a mitigation phase as an intra-country transmission has been detected and more stringent measures are required. Although no deaths were recorded, the government decided to close education centers, entertainment facilities, and restrictions on restaurant capacity and major events.

On March 18, President de Sousa declared a state of emergency for the entire Portuguese territory for the following fifteen days, with the possibility of an extension, for the first time since the Carnation Revolution in 1974. On April 2, the state of emergency remained until April 17 extended. On April 16, it was extended to May 2.

Under the hashtag #FiqueEmCasa , the population is called in the media to stay at home.

In March, the Council of Ministers decided to treat everyone who has already applied for a residence permit or asylum as a Portuguese citizen until June 30, 2020. You will receive a social security number and on this basis have full access to the health and social security system ( Serviço Nacional de Saúde and Segurança Social ), can conclude service and rental contracts and open an account. This is the "duty of a solidary society", at the same time it should minimize the risks to public health .

Both the humane decision regarding the refugees and the comparatively successful containment of the COVID-19 infections in Portugal were the subject of international reports. The difference to the difficult situation in neighboring Spain was also an issue.

Compared to other countries, the increase in cases in Portugal was rather moderate until the beginning of April. Various reasons were given for this, some Portuguese attribute this fact to their reason-based behavior. So it has “something to do with the culture of the people. [...] The Portuguese are a peaceful people. To follow the rules [in this case that means, among other things, to stay well at home] is something like Portuguese logic. "

statistics

The number of cases developed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal as follows:

Infections

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Portugal
(April 16 to August 16, 2020) according to
WHO data

New infections in Portugal
(April 16 to August 16, 2020) according to
WHO data

Deaths

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Portugal
(April 16 to August 16, 2020) according to
WHO data

Confirmed deaths (daily) in Portugal
(April 16 to August 16, 2020) according to
WHO data

Remarks

  1. a b c d Since August 17, 2020, the WHO reports have only been published weekly, but contain additional information (around cases per million inhabitants). The last daily WHO report ( No. 209 , pdf) was published on August 16, 2020.
  2. a b c d Cases reported to WHO by national authorities are listed here. Since the situation is very dynamic, there may be discrepancies or delays between the cases of the WHO and the data of national authorities as well as the information provided by other bodies, such as the Johns Hopkins University (CSSE).
  3. a b In the WHO report of May 3, the number of infected people was reduced from 25,351 to 25,190.
  4. The number of new infections in the report of March 6, 2020 should actually be 2, as there were 7 on the previous day, but 9 on this day. The report (PDF) says 0.

See also

Web links

Commons : COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal  - Pictures, Videos and Audio Files Collection

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