Government without more cases. Quick tests? The decision will be made soon



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THE epidemiological bulletin released this Monday by DirectionGeneral Health (DGS) reported 1,249 new cases of coronavirus and 14 more deaths in the last 24 hours. In accumulated terms, Portugal represents almost 88 thousand cases of infection e 2,094 Deceased. More than 53 thousand people recovered from SARSCoV-two. currently, there are 32,321 cases active no country.

At today’s press conference of the Ministry of Health and DGS, the Secretary of State for Health, António Lacerda Sales, said that given the growing number of hospitalizations, the pressure increases on the hospitals of the National Health Service.

Even so, Lacerda Sales stressed that “today we are much better prepared and, even with these numbers, we still have a capacity and a comfortable space in terms of occupancy rates, both in hospitalizations and in intensive care”..

America is the most affected through pandemic of coronavirus, closely supervised by India, at least in the number of contagion cases. They are followed by Brazil, Russia, Colombia, Argentina and Spain.

Belgian authorities warned today of a “rather alarming” increase in the number of cases, which could reach 10,000 a day by the end of this week..

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17h02 – A protection Italian civil society revealed on Monday that 4,619 new cases of coronavirus since yesterday. The number of Deceased the daily rate increased to 39, the highest number since August. Italy adds 359,569 positive cases and 36,205 deaths since the beginning of pandemic.

Another 891 people recovered from COVID-19-19 in the last 24 hours, with a total number of recoveries amounting to 240,600.

16h50 – However, a government source confirmed to the Lusa agency that the The test of the Minister of the Environment, Matos Fernandes, was negative.. Therefore, it is only infected a government official, Manuel Heitor, Minister of Higher Education, who despite showing no symptoms, will remain in isolation.

16h50 – THE risk of transmission of the new coronavirus, responsible of COVID-19-19, from mother to newborn is very low if basic health security measures are guaranteed, concluded a study published today.

The joint investigation between Columbia University Medical Center and Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital in New York analyzed the results of the first 101 babies of women with COVID-19-19 born in two city hospitals between 13 March and 24 of April 2020.

Our findings should reassure pregnant women with COVID-19-19 because the basic measurements of infection during and after childbirth protected newborns from infection“, said one of the researchers and specialist in maternal-fetal medicine at the medical center, Cynthia GyamfiBannerman, quoted in a statement.

16h44 – THE The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos Silva, tested negative for COVID-19-19The result of the test remains to be known to the Minister of the Environment, Matos Fernandes. The information is being advanced by RTP3

16h38 – A directorGeneral of Health, Graça Freitas, today guaranteed that Detailed information for health professionals and the general population on the application and use of rapid tests will be published shortly. for the COVID-19-19.

16h30 – The Department of Health and Social Assistance britIan announced that in the last 24 hours 13,972 new cases of coronavirus and 50 more people died. In total, the UK has 617,688 confirmed cases and 42,875 deaths..

16h02 – 80% of healthcare professionals infected like new coronavirus, in Portugal, they have already recovered, said the Deputy Secretary of State and Health, António Lacerda Sales today.

15h48 – A directorGeneral of Health clarified today that the President of the Republic attended a ceremony with the Minister of Science, Manuel Heitor, infected with COVID-19-19, but before it is in the infectious phase, so it was not considered for screening.

Graça Freitas highlighted that there is a protocol that is followed and that allows to find the transmission period and, later, to stratify the high and low risk contacts, carry out the tests and determine whether or not they are isolated. prophylactic.

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