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In response to SAPO24 Regarding the measurement of temperature in spaces, that is, in schools, Graça Freiras indicated that, with the exception of airports, there is no “specific recommendation.”
“It is done at airports and it is done with certain criteria and with certain types of equipment,” said the general director of Health, indicating that “this is where it is recommended.
“For the rest of the population, we do not have any specific recommendation, other than self-monitoring of their temperature before going to school or work,” he added.
“The institutions that intend to apply this method (the measurement of temperature), obviously, must request authorization so that it can be measured – and they must maintain the confidentiality and the necessary modesty so that they do not see the value disclosed publicly,” he concluded.
The main themes of the conference:
- There are 285 active outbreaks in the country: 129 in the north, 27 in the center, 90 in Lisbon and the Tagus valley, 15 in the Alentejo and 24 in the Algarve;
- The seven-day infection incidence rate in Portugal is 47 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants and the 14-day rate is 86.8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants;
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RT updated to 1.11. The Ricardo Jorge National Institute updated the average value of the Effective Transferability Risk (RT), from September 14 to 18, to 1.11;
- With respect to strengthening of health professionals in the National Health System (SNS), the minister reported that, since December 31, 2019, the SNS has hired 5,216 more health professionals, of these 4,406 hired to reinforce the fight against Covid-19. Of the total professionals, 1,527 are nurses, 1,784 are operational assistants and 445 are senior diagnostic and therapeutic technicians;
- Still on the NHS. To give “a feeling” of the use of health services at this time, Marta Temido recalled that the day when there were more hospitalized patients in the first phase of the pandemic was at the beginning of April, with around 1,300 hospitalized patients and 270 in care units. intensive.
- Regarding the setting up of field tents in some hospitals in the country, specifically in the Curry Cabral Hospital, in Lisbon, the Minister of Health said that the facilities are not field hospitals, but rather “work in that hospital perimeter in order to expand the ability to respond “
- About the realization of October 13 at Fatima, Graça Freitas reported that the Sanctuary presented a plan that is being considered by the DGS. An opinion will be published shortly. “The work is in progress, now it is in the technical phase,” he said;
- Asked about the departure of the Secretary of State for Health, Jamila Madeira, Marta Temido was succinct in her response. “These changes are part of the life of the teams and the dynamics of governments,” he declared;
Portugal today counts three deaths related to covid-19 and 802 new cases of infection by the new coronavirus, according to the epidemiological bulletin of the General Directorate of Health (DGS).
