Here we follow all developments on the spread of SARS-CoV-2 on an international scale.
12:30 pm – Two doctors from the Aljustrel Health Center infected
Two doctors at the Aljustrel Health Center are infected with the covid-19 virus and there is only one doctor making consultations, the president of the Local Health Unit of Baixo Alentejo (ULSBA) told Lusa today.
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12h09 – Spain prepares vaccination of ten million people
11:47 am – Sputnik V is 92 percent effective, Russians say
According to preliminary results from the last phase of clinical trials, the Russian vaccine Sputnik V has a 92 percent effectiveness in protecting patients against Covid-19, guarantees the Russian Investment Fund.
The announcement comes two days after US drugmaker Pfizer revealed that it is working on an experimental vaccine with 90 percent effectiveness.
11:25 am – Pfizer will supply up to 300 million doses of the vaccine to the EU
Pfizer and German partner BioNTech announced on Wednesday that they had agreed to provide 300 million doses of the vaccine against Covid-19.
11:10 am – Iran registers another 462 dead and 11,780 new cases
The country accounts for a total of 39,664 deaths and 715,068 cases of infection since the beginning of the pandemic.
10h55 – Outbreak at the home of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
In Escalhão, in the municipality of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Guarda, an outbreak of Covid-19 has so far infected 41 people, including users and employees.
10h37 – Alert from family doctors
The Portuguese Association of Doctors of General and Family Medicine says that the response capacity of many health centers is reaching its limit. The association says that consultations with non-urgent patients are already being postponed in primary care.
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Rui Nogueira, president of the association, tells Antena 1 that, given the arrival of the second wave of the pandemic, it is urgent to invest in more human resources for these services.
10h23 – Protest at school in the context of the pandemic
Non-teaching workers in the Virgílio Ferreira Schools group are on strike. They denounce the lack of human resources in the establishments, in the context of the pandemic, and that with so few resources they are unable to comply with health security requirements.
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10 am – Africa with 345 more deaths and 13,076 cases of infection
In total, the African Union’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention accounts for 45,954 fatalities and 1,904,820 cases of infection since the beginning of the pandemic.
9h54 – Support to shops and restaurants in Lisbon
The Câmara de Lisboa will support stores and restaurants that are in financial difficulties due to the pandemic crisis.
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Over the next four months, merchants and businesspeople who apply can receive up to 8,000 euros as long as there are drops in sales above 25 percent.–
9:45 am – Lisbon Central Mosque suspends Friday prayer
Sheikh David Munir explains to Antena 1 that the goal is to avoid the concentration of people on the site on this day of worship for Muslims.
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The crisis is also driving more people from the Muslim community to ask for help. They get to have more than a hundred orders per month.–
9:43 am – 3,770 more cases and 75 deaths in Indonesia
In total, the country has recorded 448,118 cases and 14,836 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
9h11 – Cases in the North are slowing down
The number of daily cases of infection by the new coronavirus in the North is “slowing down”, said today a specialist from the University of Porto.
In statements to the Lusa agency, the mathematician Óscar Felgueiras warns, however, that the incidence of the number of new cases “exceeds four times” the limit stipulated per 100 thousand inhabitants.
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8h33 – Russia records 432 dead
According to official figures, Russia recorded an additional 432 deaths in the past 24 hours, the worst daily number in the country since the pandemic began. 31,593 people have died in the country.
19,851 new cases of Covid-19 have also been reported in the last 24 hours, of which 4,477 in Moscow. In total, the country has recorded 1,836,960 cases since the beginning of the pandemic.
8h17 – USA breaks record. 200 thousand cases in one day
The United States has exceeded 200,000 new cases of covid-19 in the last 24 hours, a record since the beginning of the pandemic.
According to Johns Hopkins University data, the country recorded 201,961 infections in just one day, a number that may be inflated, given that it includes some results not found over the weekend.
Although the deaths are still well below the daily peak of 2,200 registered in April, the country recorded 1,535 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total since the beginning of the pandemic to 239,588.
In the first 10 days of November alone, the United States surpassed one million new confirmed cases of infection with the new coronavirus, according to local health officials.
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7h58 – Germany reports new figures
The number of confirmed cases of infection with the new coronavirus in Germany has increased, in the last 24 hours, by 18,487, to a total of 705,687 since the beginning of the pandemic.
The latest data from the Robert Koch Institute for Infectious Diseases reports an additional 261 fatal cases from Covid-19, for a total of 11,767.
7:40 am – State of play
Companies will have longer deadlines to comply with tax obligations. The Government has adjusted the fiscal calendar in relation to what remains of 2020 and the first months of 2021.The philosophy of making the calendar more flexible, which has been applied because of the pandemic, is maintained.
The new rules were drawn up on the basis of an opinion from the Order of Chartered Accountants.
Companies are now able to deliver the VAT declaration by the 20th of each month. The deadline for delivery of the Model 10 is extended until February 25.
The delivery of Simplified Business Information is until July 15th and the IRC declaration until March 1st.
Invoices in digital format will be accepted until the end of March. The Government’s objective is to reduce the circulation of paper invoices during the pandemic.The Confederation of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises considers this to be a positive step, but it does not solve all the problems.
In the first wave of Covid-19, invoices in digital format begin to be used more. The idea is to resume this process.
Thus, invoices in digital format will be accepted until March 31.
Infections in the Lisbon Prison
Two hundred prisoners from the Lisbon Prison are in quarantine. The measure was taken following six cases of infection among prisoners.
Thus, quarantined prisoners and about 30 employees will carry out tests.
Family visits to prisoners have been suspended and only visits by lawyers are maintained.
Penafiel
The Penafiel Hospital has again exhausted its hospitalization capacity. At least 14 patients with Covid-19 were waiting for bed in the emergency room.
No neighboring hospital is responsive.
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At the moment, more than 200 infected people are admitted to the Padre Américo hospitals in Penafiel and São Gonçalo hospitals in Amarante.
Azores
In the Azores, the Lagoa Health Unit, in São Miguel, is closed. A healthcare professional was infected with coronavirus.
All risk contacts are being identified. The health unit will be closed until at least 20 November.
The picture in Portugal
62 more people died between Monday and Tuesday, for a total of 3021 dead since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the latest epidemiological bulletin from the Directorate-General for Health.
Since November 2, the daily number of deaths has always been more than four dozen and has a growing trend.
A further 3817 cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection were recorded within 24 hours. It is the lowest number since November 4.
2742 people were hospitalized. In intensive care, in serious condition, there were 382.
The international framework
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The Covid-19 pandemic caused at least 1,263,890 deaths in more than 50.9 million cases of infection, according to the balance sheet which is constantly being updated by the agency France Presse.
The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil gave the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) 48 hours to clarify the criteria used in the studies and tests of Coronavac, the potential Chinese vaccine against Covid-19.
Judge Ricardo Lewandowski’s decision comes 24 hours after Anvisa has suspended Coronavac tests, due to the death of a volunteer.
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The judge intends to know “the criteria used to carry out the studies and experiments related to the vaccine mentioned above, as well as on the approval stage of this and other vaccines against Covid-19”.
Ricardo Lewandowski cites “the relevant public and collective interest” of the case, emphasizing that “health is the right of all and the duty of the State, guaranteed through social and economic policies aimed at reducing the risk of the disease”.
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