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COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal |
Map of municipalities with coronavirus cases (as of 29 April 2020): [1]
| 300-2999 confirmed cases |
| 30-299 confirmed cases |
| 3-29 confirmed cases |
| 1-3 confirmed cases |
| 0 confirmed cases |
|
Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Portugal |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | Porto |
Arrival date | 2 March 2020
(2 months and 4 days) |
Confirmed cases | 26,182[1] |
Suspected cases‡ | 262,041[1] |
Severe cases | 136[1] |
Hospitalized cases | 838[1] |
Recovered | 2,076[1] |
Deaths
| 1,089[1] |
Official website |
covid19.min-saude.pt |
‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed as being due to this strain by laboratory tests, although some other strains may have been ruled out. |
Background[edit]
On 12 January 2020, the
World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a
novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.
[3][4]
Alert level[edit]
On 12th March 2020, the Portuguese government declared the highest level of alert because of
COVID-19 and will maintain it until 9 April.
[8] Portugal enters a Mitigation Phase as Community
Transmission is detected and there is a need to implement harsher measures.
[citation needed]
On 24th March, the Portuguese Government admitted that the country could not contain
COVID-19 any more, as it is widespread, and, on 26 March, the country entered the
Mitigation Stage. The health care sites dedicated to fight the disease started including the Portugal
Health centres groups (
agrupamentos de centros de saúde, ACES).
[10]
On 30th of April, the Portuguese Minister's Council approved a plan to start releasing the country from the COVID-19 container measures and cancel the Emergency State.
[13] The plan was divided in three stages (dates): 4th of May, 18th of May and 1st of June.
On 2nd of May the Emergency State was canceled.
On 4th of May Portugal started the first phase in easing the restrictions
[14]:
- Barbers and hair salons are open but with health restrictions and appointments;
- Small shops with less than 200m2 can open but cannot have more than 5 clients/100m2 and all should use masks;
- People can use the public transportation if remote work cannot be achieved. Can only be filled until 2/3 and all passengers must use a mask;
- All public services are open to everyone with an appointment and is an obligation the use of a mask;
- Physical exercise only in the outdoor;
- Libraries and Archives are open;
- Cannot have more than 10 people together.
Information[edit]
Information about
COVID-19 is hosted on the
DGS home site. But because of the increasing severity of the pandemic a separate site was created dedicated to coronavirus information under the Portuguese
Ministry of Health.
[15] Another governmental website was later created, to deal with more generic information explaining the emergency status, public information and exceptional measures to help business.
[16]
The Ministry of Health provides a web page with information for the public about different areas,
[17] including brochures, orientation and guidance for different activity sectors, how to deal with
self-isolation, and
quarantine games for children. As an example there are several Portuguese food recipes with
canned food.
[18]
Hospitals for COVID-19
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