The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control has created three groups: in one there are the countries of the European Union with a “stable trend and reduced risk” of cases of covid-19, in another those that have a “worrying trend, but a moderate risk” and in a third are countries that present “a worrying trend and a high risk”.
Portugal is in the second group, which is that of countries where infection rates are high and increasing due to the high number of tests performed, but the proportion of serious cases is low and deaths by covid-19 also.
This group also includes Austria, Denmark, Estonia, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia and the United Kingdom.
According to the European Center, the states that currently present the highest risk are Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Malta, Romania and Spain.
Portugal in contingency situation until October 14
Portugal will remain in a contingency situation until the 14th of October, in view of a scenario of increasing cases of covid-19 the past five weeks.
The Government’s decision was announced by the Minister of State and the Presidency, Mariana Vieira da Silva, adding that the contingency situation in Portugal Continental will be reassessed by the executive within two weeks, then with a more in-depth analysis of the impact of the first weeks of classes at schools.
Following the evolution of the epidemiological situation of covid-19 in Portugal, at a Council of Ministers held on the 10th, the Government decided to declare the contingency situation in all the mainland national territory.
This resolution to declare the contingency situation, with the establishment of rules of individual and collective protection of citizens, came into force at 00:00 on September 15th and lasts at 23:50 on 30th of this month.
Thus, the measures created by the Government to try to control the pandemic of covid-19 is that entered into force on September 15.
Among them, the limitation of gatherings to ten people, half of what was allowed before, except in the case of cohabiting families.
Commercial establishments will not be able to open before 10 am, except pastries, cafes, hairdressers and gyms.
In the case of shopping centers, meals with more than four people are still prohibited and on public transport the capacity remains limited to two thirds.
Portugal registers 3 more deaths and 691 cases of covid-19
The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) announced this Thursday the existence of a total of 1,931 deaths and 71,156 cases of covid-19 in Portugal since the beginning of the pandemic.
THE death toll rose from 1,928 to 1,931, 3 more than on Wednesday. The number of infected people increased from 70,465 to 71,156, more than 691.
In the last 24 hours, 17 more hospitalizations were registered, increasing to 588 the number of people with covid-19 admitted to hospitals, while an increase of 8 users in intensive care was registered, in a total of 85.
Since yesterday, 386 patients have recovered, so 46,676 people have already overcome the infection since the beginning of the pandemic in Portugal.
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