Here we follow all developments on the spread of SARS-CoV-2 on an international scale.
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11h00 – “Call center” for active surveillance in the North Douro
Begins to work already next Wednesday, in Vila Real, the call center that will actively monitor cases of infection with the new coronavirus. It has 14 technicians provided by the municipalities and 13 health professionals.
O call center of the Douro Norte Health Center Group (ACeS) was created in partnership with the seven city councils in its area of influence. It aims to “support the activity of Health in the scope of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic”.
10h49 – Portuguese businessmen in the United States seek answers to the crisis
The effects of the pandemic have caused many concerns in the world of companies and businesses. In the United States, with advances and setbacks in the policies adopted, the crisis is accentuated.
Antena 1 correspondent João Ricardo de Vasconcelos makes known the case of a Portuguese businessman linked to the wine sector who is now looking for a way out to face the pandemic crisis.
10h27 – Free and voluntary vaccination in Macau
The Government of Macau came to assure this Monday that the vaccine against Covid-19 will be administered in the territory voluntarily and that it will be free for the population.
“We are not going to take mandatory measures for everyone to administer the vaccine,” the health officials said at a press conference.
The territory registered only 46 cases of the disease and since 26 June no case has been detected.
10h17 – Pandemia leaves Vila Real de Santo António empty and without business
Commerce and restaurants in Vila Real de Santo António, in the Algarve, are experiencing troubled times.
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The offer is very much aimed at Spanish visitors who, at this time of year, used to fill shops and cafes.
10h01 – Sanitary fence in Rabo de Peixe will be extended
The Regional Government of the Azores decided to extend the health fence in Rabo de Peixe to try to contain the spread of the Covid-19 cases.
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This confinement was due to be lifted on Tuesday, but the tests carried out on the population contradict such a measure.
9:55 am – Africa adds 310 deaths and 13,320 cases in 24 hours
According to the African Union’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the continent now has 2,261,589 cases of people infected among the 55 members of the African Union.
The number of recovered in the last 24 hours was 11,470, for a total of 1,927,697.
The largest number of cases of infection and deaths are registered in Southern Africa, with 914,769 cases and 23,885 fatalities.
In this region, South Africa, the most affected country on the continent, has 814,565 cases of infection and accounts for 22,206 deaths.
North Africa is the second most affected area by the pandemic, with 786,467 people infected and 20,497 fatalities.
East Africa has 283,097 cases and 5362 deaths, in West Africa the number of infections is 210,450, with 2902 deaths, and Central Africa has 66,806 cases and 1207 deaths.
9h17 – Association of diabetics wants clarity in the definition of priority groups
The Diabetic Protective Association of Portugal considers that it is essential that people with chronic diseases feel protected and monitored.
The structure also warns of scientific knowledge about the new vaccine against Covid-19, which it says is scarce.
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In an interview with Good Morning Portugal, José Manuel Boavida, an endocrinologist and president of the association, called on the Government to define the priority groups with more transparency.
9h02 – Virologist assures that there is no need to be afraid of the vaccine
Virologist Pedro Simas says there is no reason for people to be afraid of the vaccine.
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This expert explains that the speed of production of the injectable is not a reason for doubts or insecurities.
8h55 – China detects SARS-CoV-2 in products from Brazil and Uruguay
The health authorities of Wuhan, the Chinese city where the first cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed, returned this Monday to detect traces of the new coronavirus in packages of frozen products imported from Brazil and Uruguay.
The local health commission says it has detected traces of the virus in packages of frozen Brazilian pork and Uruguayan beef, after carrying out nucleic acid tests last Saturday.
In the case of pork from Brazil, traces were detected in containers of a batch of pork from the company Seaa Alimentos, which entered the city of Shanghai on 28 June and was later transported to Wuhan on 27 July.
As for the Uruguayan veal, the exporter is Breeders and Packers Uruguay, whose affected batch first arrived in Malaysia and, since March 2, was stored in the port city of Tianjin, in northern China.
8:47 am – New North American numbers
The United States recorded 1,110 deaths from the new coronavirus and 181,309 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours, according to the independent count by Johns Hopkins University.
According to the figures recorded by the American institution until 8 pm on Sunday (1 am this Monday in Lisbon), the country has accumulated more than 14.7 million cases since the beginning of the pandemic, still counting 282,231 deaths.
8:42 am – Russia with 28,142 more infected and 456 deaths
Russia confirmed an additional 28,142 new cases of infection with the new coronavirus, of which 7,279 in Moscow, bringing the total to 2,488,912.
Another 456 people died, bringing the total number of deaths to 45,597.
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8:30 am – India with 391 dead and 32,981 cases in the last 24 hours
India recorded 391 deaths from Covid-19 and 32,981 cases of the disease in the past 24 hours, according to data from the Indian Ministry of Health.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, India has accounted for more than 9.6 million cases of the new coronavirus (9,677,203), remaining as the second country with more infections, behind the United States, which in the last balance had more than 14.7 million.
With 140,573 deaths since the start of the pandemic, India is the third country in the world with the most deaths, after the United States and Brazil, according to the Johns Hopkins University count.
The country currently has 396,729 active cases of the disease.
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8:19 am – Germany reports 12,332 new infections and 147 deaths
The number of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Germany in the past 24 hours has increased by 12,332 to 1,183,655. according to data from the Ricardo Koch Institute. A further 147 deaths were registered, bringing the total to 18,919.
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8h10 – Sinovac secures investment of 424 million euros to produce vaccine
Chinese pharmaceutical Sino Biopharmaceutical announced today that it will invest the equivalent of 424 million euros in the development and production of the vaccine against covid-19 developed by the Chinese group Sinovac, called CoronaVac.
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7h59 – Paraty Literary Festival virtual edition comes to an end with 60 thousand views
The Paraty International Literary Festival (Flip), the largest Brazilian literary event, which this year was held virtually due to covid-19, came to an end on Sunday, with more than 60,000 views, the organization said.
The 18th edition of Flip, whose programming started on Thursday and ended on Sunday, hosted 12 virtual tables, eight of which were live and four were recorded in advance, bringing together 22 authors, such as Brazilians Caetano Veloso and Itamar Vieira Júnior, the British novelist Bernardine Evaristo or the Nigerian Chigozie Obioma.
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7:46 am – Biden appoints Latin American attorney from California to direct Health
President-elect of the United States of America, Joe Biden, has chosen California’s attorney general, Latino Xavier Becerra, to head the Department of Health and Human Services, a key role in combating Covid-19, the press announced. .
7h17 – State of play
This Monday there are restrictions on the schedules. In municipalities with very high and extremely high risk, commercial establishments close at 3 pm.
At stake are the municipalities with more than 480 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants.
Most transport companies have non-school hours.
Circulation
The ban on movement between municipalities is maintained. Applies to the whole country.
People can only move between municipalities for health or work reasons and whoever is going to work must have a declaration from the employer.
The measure that prevents circulation between counties ends at 5 am on Wednesday morning.
Point tolerance
The Government gave tolerance to public officials, calling on the private sector to follow the same path.
Those who miss work to care for children under the age of 12 or with disabilities or chronic illness will have absences justified, but will not earn.
Anyone who does not want to miss a day’s wages can put a day off, even without an employer agreement.
The measure serves to make life easier for the educated inmates, since schools and daycare centers are closed.
New risk map
The Metropolitan Area of Lisbon shows a positive evolution.
Eight counties went down to high risk: Amadora, Cascais, Odivelas, Oeiras, Seixal, Setúbal, Sintra and Vila Franca de Xira.
In these counties, the curfew ends at 13:00 at the weekend, which also means that the commercial hours also change.
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The municipalities of Lisbon, Loures, Almada and Barreiro remain at a very high risk, that is, the curfew remains at 13:00 at the weekend.
The picture in Portugal
Another 87 people died in Portugal in 24 hours, according to the latest epidemiological bulletin from the Directorate-General for Health. There are an additional 3834 confirmed cases of infection.
39 more people are hospitalized. There are three less in intensive care, for a total of 514.
Seven out of ten Portuguese say they will not get the Covid-19 vaccine.
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There is fear of side effects.
The international framework
The Covid-19 pandemic caused at least 1,529,324 deaths resulting from more than 66.4 million cases of infection, according to the balance sheet which is constantly being updated by the agency France Presse.
The vaccine for Covid-19 is already being distributed in hospitals in the UK. The British Government has created 1,000 vaccination centers across the country.
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These are the first doses of the Pfizer vaccine, which will begin to be given to the population as early as Tuesday.
In total, the UK has ordered 40 million doses of the vaccine and 1,000 vaccination centers have been set up across the country.
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