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Here we follow all the developments on the Covid-19 pandemic in the country and in the world.
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10:30 pm – France ends the period of social isolation
In France, the period of social isolation ends today at midnight, after fifty-five days.
But despite the fact that this relaxes the rules, they will not be uniform throughout the country, as reported by the correspondent of Antena 1 in France, Rosário Salgueiro.
In total, the country represents 23,380 deaths and more than 176,000 infected people.
South Africa has 10,105 and 194 deaths due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 4,173 people have recovered from the disease and more than 350,000 tests have been performed.
According to the South African government, 84 percent of cases are found in two of the country’s nine provinces.
South Africa is the country in sub-Saharan Africa most affected by the pandemic.
Chefs and restaurant owners claim exemption from the Single Social Rate (TSU) until the end of this year and 6% VAT until the end of 2021 to recover the sector, which employs 240,000 people in Portugal.
“We need help! We are 240 thousand people in catering in Portugal. Exemption from TSU until the end of 2020. 6% VAT until the end of 2021”, says the appeal that several ‘chefs’ launched today, in the late afternoon , in the networks asking for support for the restaurant sector, affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Under the government’s Non-Definition Plan, restaurants and cafes can reopen starting May 18, but in accordance with restrictions imposed in the context of mitigating the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The new coronavirus pandemic has killed 280,693 people and infected more than four million worldwide since December, according to an AFP report, with official data from the country.
According to data compiled by the French news agency, at 19:00 GMT (20:00 Lisbon) today, 4,070,660 cases of infection were officially diagnosed in 195 countries and territories since the epidemic began last December in Wuhan Province of China
However, AFP cautions that the number of diagnosed cases reflects only a fraction of the actual total infections, as a large number of countries are evaluating only those cases that require hospital treatment. Among these cases, today at least 1,354,100 are considered cured.
Since the count made at 19:00 GMT on Saturday, 4,247 new deaths and 85,519 new cases have been recorded worldwide.
The countries with the most deaths are the United States, with 1,314 new deaths, Brazil (730) and Ecuador (410).
The United States, which had its first coronavirus-related death in early February, is the most affected country in terms of number of deaths and cases, with 79,058 deaths in 1,321,223 cases.
At least 212,534 people have been declared healed by US authorities.
After the United States, the most affected countries are the United Kingdom, with 31,855 deaths and 219,183 cases, Italy, with 30,560 deaths (219,070 cases), Spain, with 26,621 deaths (224,390 cases) and France, with 26,380 deaths (176,658 cases ).
Among the most affected countries, Belgium has the highest number of deaths compared to its population, with 75 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Spain (57), Italy (51), the United Kingdom (47) and France ( 40).
China (excluding the territories of Hong Kong and Macao), where the epidemic began in late December, officially accounted for a total of 82,901 cases (14 new between Saturday and today), including 4,633 deaths and 78,120 cures.
Europe totaled 156,111 deaths at 19:00 GMT today, for 1,731,314 cases, the United States and Canada 83,868 deaths (1,389,226 cases), Latin America and the Caribbean 20,167 deaths (361,642 cases), Asia 10,576 deaths (292,561 cases), the Middle East 7,585 deaths (225,379 cases), Africa 2,261 deaths (62,266 cases) and Oceania 125 deaths (8,276 cases).
This evaluation was carried out using data collected by the AFP offices of the competent national authorities and information from the World Health Organization (WHO).
AFP advises that due to the corrections of the authorities or the late publication of the data, the increase of 24 hours may not correspond exactly to those published the previous day.
9 pm – Pilgrims on the way to the Shrine
Despite the personal cancellation of the Fatima celebrations, there are pilgrims on foot on the way to the sanctuary. Along the way, the RTP report found some believers who ignored the call of church and civil authorities.
From north to south, there are more than 3,500 military GNRs on alert, to avoid concentrations on May 13.
The players of the I Liga will carry out two tests of the covid-19 in a period of 48 hours before each game and must remain at home, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) said today.
On its official website, the FPF issued the technical opinion of the General Directorate of Health (DGS) for the return of top-tier soccer in the midst of the covid-19 pandemic, in a document that requires players, as well as referees and coaches. stay home until the end of the season and can only go out to train or play.
“To minimize the risk of infection, athletes, technical teams and referees should remain at home from the date of the start of the resumption of training for official competitions and until the end of the season for all competitions.” if withdrawn, compliance with strict physical distance measures with other people. The travels of the actors mentioned above should be limited to the home-club / competition-home route, “reads the FPF website.
The Angolan Minister of Health announced today two new cases of locally transmitted covid-19 infection, bringing the total number of patients infected with the new coronavirus to 45.
He is a 3-year-old boy and a 45-year-old man, related to imported cases already associated with local contagion.
The minister also noted that all patients who are currently hospitalized are asymptomatic.
Silvia Lutucutra said the government is working to expand the tests, with three more diagnostic centers in Luanda.
So far, a total of 5,642 samples have reached the three centers, of which 45 are positive, 350 are in process and the rest are negative.
Angola has registered 45 positive cases of covid-19 so far, two of which resulted in death.
19h50 – Madeira maintains 90 cases but 53 recover
Madeira maintains a total of 90 cases of covid-19, 53 recovered and 37 patients with active Covid-19 infection, health officials in the region said today.
“Of the total of 90 cases, 41, that is 46%, are imported cases and 49, 54% are cases of local transmission,” revealed the vice president of the Institute of Health Administration of Madeira (IASAÚDE), Bruna Gouveia.
Only four patients needed hospital care and only one of them remained in an intensive care unit, added Bruna de Gouveia. Of those infected, 51% are men and 49% women.
“13% were 19 years old or younger; 62% were adults ages 20 to 59 and 265 were people over the age of 60,” he said.
Bruna Gouveia revealed that “the recovered time has an average of 25 days, with 64% imported and 36% for local transmission.”
“There are 37 active cases, 20% are imported cases and 80% of local transmission, distributed by Funchal, Câmara de Lobos and Ponta do Sol,” he added.
In active surveillance, Madeira has 254 people and in passive surveillance, having carried out 5,735 tests for Covid-19.
After 60 conference calls, the regional secretary for Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos, announced that, from now on, “a daily bulletin will be issued to all the information channels together with the epidemiological bulletin and, on Friday, at 6:00 pm, a face-to-face assessment of the pandemic in the region. “
The UK will remain in confinement “at least” until June 1, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced.
“Although we have made progress to meet at least one of the conditions I asked for. We have not fulfilled them at all. And so, no, it is not the time to end the closure this week. Instead, we are going to take the first steps to change the measures, “stressed the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
The Prime Minister says that “we must remain vigilant” and leaves a compliment to the population. “Because of their effort and sacrifice to stop the spread, the death rate is declining, as are hospital admissions.”
“Thanks to you, we protect the NHS (British SNS) and save many lives. We must continue to control the virus and save lives, “he added.
Other goals that Boris Johnson wants to see accomplished are the “steady” drop in the death rate, ensuring that people who need personal protective equipment will receive it, and NHS protection.
The government has defined five degrees of gradual deflation.
The rules of social distance will continue, and those who break them will be subject to a fine.
Starting from Wednesday, the population can start exercising outdoors once a day, in the area of residence.
If scientists advise, the hotel sector and some public spaces could also be reactivated in July, said the conservative leader, announcing in a speech “the first cautious steps” to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
Johnson also introduced a new five-tier “Covid Alert System” that will allow monitoring of the evolution of the pandemic in different parts of the territory and modify the restrictions as necessary.
All passengers arriving in the country will be subject to mandatory quarantine.
6:50 pm – The death toll exceeds 280,000 worldwide
The new coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 280,000 people worldwide, of which nearly 85% in Europe and the United States, since December, according to an AFP report.
According to official data compiled by the French news agency, 280,011 deaths were recorded worldwide (for 4,052,677 cases), including 156,095 in Europe (1,730,916 cases), the most affected continent.
The United States is the country with the most deaths (78,862), ahead of the United Kingdom (31,855), Italy (30,560), Spain (26,621) and France (26,380), since the pandemic arose last December in the Chinese province. from Wuhan
France has recorded 70 more deaths in the past 24 hours, the lowest daily number since March 17, the day before the country’s lockdown began.
Since the start of the pandemic, 26,380 people have died in France, victims of Covid-19.
Women are more affected than men by the new coronavirus in Quebec, according to data published by health services in this Canadian province.
Although the disease affects more men in most countries, women represent 59.7% of people infected with the new coronavirus and 54.1% of cases of death, according to data from the Quebec National Institute of Public Health ( INSPQ).
According to the data, updated this weekend, Quebec records 36,986 positive cases and 2,786 deaths.
This update does not provide explanations for why women are most affected, but it is mainly about health professionals, that is, as nurses and caregivers of older people.
In Quebec, the age group most affected by the new coronavirus is between 30 and 49 years old, with 28% of cases of contamination.
Regarding deaths, the most affected group is between 80 and 89 years old, with 40%, followed by those over 90 years old, with 33.4%.
According to INSPQ, Quebec has 326 deaths per million inhabitants, behind Spain (566), Italy (500), the United Kingdom (465) and France (402), but ahead of Canada, with 124.
Temporary fishing cessations, used as a support measure for the sector, which regulate supply in view of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, have allocated a total of seven million euros of public spending, the executive announced today.
Speaking to Antena 1, the Secretary of State for Fisheries, José Apolinário, explained that it is necessary to compensate for the drop in fishermen’s income caused by the epidemic.
The scheme provides support for optional temporary stops and for periods of 15 days, up to a maximum of two months.
The measure will apply from March 18 to the end of the year.
5:42 pm – 269 more deaths in the UK
The UK has recorded 269 deaths associated with the new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths in that country to 31,855, the British government, which will present a deflation plan on Sunday, said today.
The United Kingdom remains the European country with the most deaths associated with Covid-19 disease.
These numbers correspond to deaths that had confirmed Covid-19 tests, but other data from the British National Institute of Statistics indicate that the actual number of deaths associated with the new coronavirus may rise to 36,800.
The number of fatalities in Italy continues to decrease. In the past 24 hours, 165 deaths were recorded, compared to 194 the day before. Since the start of the pandemic, the country has already registered 30.56 deaths.
The number of new cases also continues to decline. 825 were recorded in the last 24 hours, also the lowest number in the last two months. Now there are 219,070.
The number of active cases is 83,324, of which 68,679 are in residential isolation. More than 14,000 people are hospitalized and more than 1,000 are in intensive care units.
Greece will extend confinement in the refugee camps until May 21. Deflation was expected to start tomorrow.
“The containment measures for people living in immigrant camps and reception centers in Greece extend until May 21,” announced the Minister of Immigration.
Greece registers 2,710 cases of Covid-19 infection and 151 deaths.
Democrats in the United States Congress are preparing a fifth aid package in the fight against the covid-19 pandemic, before President Donald Trump leaves the scene, congressmen said.
In the House and Senate, Democratic lawmakers are preparing proposals for a national strategy for pollution testing, to be presented in the coming days, and for new financial aid for families and businesses.
“This is going to be with us,” said Mikie Sherrill, a Democratic congresswoman from the House of Representatives, referring to plans to contain the spread of the new coronavirus.
Democrats believe the president is giving up his responsibilities at a crucial stage in the fight against the pandemic, when several states begin to reopen their economies.
The United States Congress will prepare a fifth aid package in the fight against the pandemic, in an effort that was considered “Rooseveltian” by the leader of the Democratic minority in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, comparing it with the plans outlined by the President. Franklin D. Roosevelt, during the Great Depression, in the first third of the 20th century.
Democrats accuse Donald Trump of not doing enough to avoid a “financial and health catastrophe,” in the words of the majority Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi.
Today, Turks over 65 were able to leave their home for a period of two hours, for the first time in two months.
Turkey records 137,115 cases of infection and 3,739 deaths.
Mozambique’s health ministry today registered four more cases of Covid-19 in the country, with a total of 87 to 91, announced the national director of public health, Rosa Marlene.
“In the past 24 hours, we have tested a total of 174 suspected cases, of which 170 have been negative and four positive,” said Rosa Marlene, speaking during the press conference to update the data on covid-19 in the country.
The four new cases are linked to an investigation into the ramifications of a first case of infection with the new coronavirus announced on April 2, discovered in Afungi, Cabo Delgado, in the area of the gas exploration project in the north of the country, led by total French
Mozambique conducted 3,923 tests and examined 624,559 people from abroad, of whom 13,000 were quarantined and 1,476 continued to be monitored.
Of the 91 cases, 68 are citizens who are in the province of Cabo Delgado (Norte) and 5 in the province of Maputo and 18 in the city of Maputo.
The country has been in a state of emergency from April 1 to the end of May, with closed spaces for entertainment and leisure, the prohibition of all kinds of events and crowds, and it is recommended that the entire population stay home. , if you do not have a job or other essential reasons to try.
The Cape Verde Ministry of Health and Social Security announced today another 10 cases of infection with the new coronavirus in Praia, bringing the total accumulated in the country to 246.
In a statement, the Ministry of Health reported that the Virology Laboratory analyzed 117 samples, 10 of which were positive, and all of them in Praia, Santiago Island, the main focus of the disease in the country.
In the same note, the Cape Verde health authorities said that 95 samples were negative, of which 63 in Praia, three of which were for follow-up.
The remaining negative cases on the island of Santiago are found in São Domingos (12), the Sanitary Region of Santiago Norte (14) and São Lourenço dos Órgãos (1). The island of São Vicente had five negative samples.
With these new 10 cases, Cape Verde now has a cumulative total of 246 cases of Covid-19, from the first on March 19, spread to the islands of Santiago (187), Boa Vista (56) and São Vicente (3 ).
Of the total, 56 patients are considered recovered, while two people died, one in Praia and the other in Boa Vista.
China today raised the level of epidemiological risk in a Wuhan district (central), after the discovery of a new case of Covid-19, the first in more than a month in this city, which was the birthplace of the current pandemic. .
The National Health Commission announced that a new case was detected in this centrally located city of China, an 89-year-old man living in Dongxihu District, northwest Wuhan.
The city of Wuhan, where the new coronavirus was first detected last December, has not reported a Covid-19 case since April 3.
In view of this new case, the local authorities decided to raise the level of epidemiological risk in this district from “low” to “medium”.
3:00 pm – 700,000 children with difficulties eating in Italy
In Italy, around 700,000 children under the age of 15 are experiencing food difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic that affected their families and closed school canteens. The conclusion is from the Coldiretti agricultural organization.
Difficulties are common throughout Italy, but the most affected regions are in the south: 20% of the poor are in Campania, 14% in Calabria and 11% in Sicily.
14h53 – The virus has killed 279,185 people
The new coronavirus pandemic has caused at least 279,185 deaths worldwide since it appeared in China.
According to the balance of the agency France Presse, extracted from official sources, more than 4,035,470 cases of infection have been officially diagnosed in 195 countries and territories.
Among these cases, at least 1,340,700 people were considered cured.
13h38 – Tests on domestic employees
The Minister of Health noted that the testing program for homeworkers and long-term care had “different rhythms” in different regions of the country.
In the Northern region, the vast majority of employees in these structures have been tested and the process is now complete. As for the Central and Lisbon and Vale do Tejo regions, the process will also be practically completed, but still ongoing, as well as in the Algarve.
Alentejo, on the other hand, the tests are still in a delayed phase due to lower test capacity.
1334 – Return from soccer?
The Government guarantees that it is working on this issue with various sports entities, with the possibility of resuming competitions at the end of May.
Marta Temido gives the example of Germany, which will resume the championship next weekend, and says that the Executive is aware of what is happening in other countries.
The general director of Health, Graça Freitas, says that it is difficult to define the “red lines” that make it impossible to return to competitions. However, he adds that, if the tests are carried out, there are teams with a large number of cases, the health authorities will have to reevaluate the specific risks.
Graça Freitas stated that the rules that will be applied in the transport and tourism sectors are complying with the European recommendations.
Although a guide and legislation for transport already exists in Portugal, the competent authorities are awaiting the EU guidelines so that the ideas can be aligned. “We always have, because international good practices also help us to have a set of good practices in our country. Although we have already done the work in the transport area, we will adjust it with the European recommendations ”, explained the official.
“With regard to tourism, there are several things that must be considered here, and one of them has to do with the flow of people who, hoping that it is not very large, must be controlled in order to comply with the rules,” he continued. .
“And these rules have to do with the restoration – there is already an orientation for that – the hotel sector, where we are working, and a very important area that are the beaches and how they will be used,” added the director general of Health. “We have to make the flows of people compatible with the health and safety standards that we will have to meet.”
1:26 pm – Registration fees. Government will analyze
When asked about registration fees, the Minister of Health, Marta Temido, considers that, among the letters sent, “they did not give rise to any request for payment.” The official guarantees that the Government will analyze this matter, considering that the fees should not be collected.
On Saturday, the Health Regulatory Authority clarified that the amounts and eventual exemptions from the payment of fees associated with the registration of field hospitals are defined by ordinance and emphasized that it has no competence to create exceptions.
Regarding the issue of the rules to be adopted in day-care centers when they reopen, on May 18, the Director-General of Health stated that a document was prepared “with a set of good practices” discussed with “a wide group of partners on this issue. ” sector “.
The next step is “finding the balance, that is, we cannot do without infection prevention and control rules, but we must be aware of the implementation capacity,” explained Graça Freitas.
“These last few days have been an intensive contact between Health, which has to define the standards and good practices, and the Ministry of Labor, Solidarity and Social Security, as well as the partners involved in the issue of nursery schools”, so that it can be reached consensus to implement the guidelines in kindergartens.
“When this balance is found, the guide will be published,” the official guaranteed.
13h19 – Child admitted to Doña Estefânia with “favorable evolution”
Questioned at a press conference about a child admitted to the Dona Estefânia Hospital in Lisbon, who tested positive for Covid-19 and revealed symptoms of Kawasaki syndrome, similar to what has been happening to dozens of children in other countries and woke up To the attention of specialists, the general director of health guaranteed that the image was positive.
“In fact, [a criança] She had a clinical situation that, not being Kawasaki syndrome, had some characteristics, so it conforms to the pattern that has been described. He is a positive Covid child and fortunately he has had a favorable evolution in relation to his clinical condition ”, although he still has a lot of attention and concern, explained Graça Freitas.
“As far as we know, no additional cases compatible with this type of inflammation have been reported in Portugal,” he added.
13h17 – Average of 13 thousand tests daily in the first days of May
According to the Minister of Health, since March 1, 532 thousand more diagnostic tests have been carried out in Portugal, of which around 15 percent in March (almost 80 thousand tests), about 65 percent in April ( 347 thousand tests) and almost 20 percent in the first days of May, until May 8 (that is, more than 105,000 tests)
From April 1 to April 30, an average of 11,500 tests were performed per day and, in the first days of May, from May 1 to 8, an average exceeding 13,000 tests per day.
The day with most tests remains April 30, but more than 15,000 tests were performed daily on May 5, 6, and 7.
1:10 pm – Nine most fatal victims and 175 confirmed cases in Portugal in the last 24 hours
There are 1,135 deaths and 27,581 confirmed cases in Portugal since the start of the pandemic. Another 50 people recovered in the last 24 hours, for a total of 2549 cases recovered.
Of the new deaths, eight of the nine victims were over 80 years old. The general mortality rate in Portugal is 4.1% and 15.1% in people over 70 years of age.
Of the total number of active users among confirmed cases, 83.8% were at home, 2.9% were in the hospital, 2.5% in the general care room, and 0.4% in the intensive care room.
There are currently 797 registered hospitalized people (minus 18), of whom 112 are in intensive care (minus eight).
In the usual daily press conference, the Minister of Health, Marta Temido, highlighted that between May 1 and 7 there were outbreaks in 52 residential structures for the elderly throughout the country, 13 private companies and the continuation of several outbreaks in the reception units. for asylum seekers.
This analysis focused on 92% of the total of new confirmed cases in the first seven days of May, that is, 1,909 cases.
12:10 pm – Russia, the new European epicenter of the pandemic
Russia has surpassed 200,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and has become the country of Europe last week.
In the last hours alone, 11,012 new cases of contagion were registered.
The number of deaths in the country remains relatively low, at 1,195, according to statistics published by the authorities.
11h57 – Italy will not spend the summer in quarantine, guarantees the prime minister
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Sunday that Italy will not be quarantined next summer and that Italians will be able to go to the beach or the mountains.
In an interview with Corriere della Sera, Conte says that “the beauty of Italy will not remain in quarantine.”
“We can go to the sea, to the mountains and enjoy our cities,” added the prime minister.
Italy began its deflation phase last Monday, with the reopening of some activities.
It should be remembered that Italy was one of the European countries most affected by the pandemic, since so far it has registered more than 200,000 cases of contamination and more than 30,000 deaths.
11h11 – The contagion rate in Germany goes up again
Germany has registered 667 new infections in the last 24 hours, out of a total of 169,218 diagnosed cases.
There have been 7,395 deaths so far, 26 more deaths compared to the previous day.
The contagion rate in Germany is currently 1.1. That is, each person with Covid-19 catches an average of 1.1 people. The value reached 0.65 last Thursday.
10:30 am – Daily deaths in Spain drop to 143
Spain has recorded 143 deaths due to the covid-19 pandemic in the last 24 hours, the lowest number since March 18.
There were a total of 26,621 deaths in the country, according to health authorities.
En las últimas 24 horas, todavía se registraron 621 nuevos casos de Covid-19, un número mayor que el registrado el sábado, pero que no cuestiona la tendencia a la baja de los últimos días.
En total, 224.390 han sido infectados en el país desde que comenzó la pandemia.
10h18 – El número de casos en África supera los 60 mil
El número de casos de Covid-19 en África superó los 60,000 este domingo (60,657, más 2,911 en las últimas 24 horas). Todavía hay 2,223 muertes (más de 72) en 53 países.
El número total de pacientes recuperados aumentó de 19.351 a 20.792.
9:30 am – Corea del Sur detecta 34 nuevos casos
A Coreia do Sul detetou 34 novos casos da Covid-19, nas últimas 24 horas, elevando para 10.874 o número de infeções identificadas desde o início da epidemia no país, disseram hoje as autoridades.
De acordo com as autoridades sul-coreanas, 26 dos 34 novos contágios são de transmissão local, e os restantes oito são importados.
Nas últimas semanas, uma diminuição do número de casos de Covid-19 tinha levado a um desconfinamento gradual, mas o ressurgimento de novos casos levou as autoridades de Seul a encerrarem mais de 2.100 bares e discotecas que tinham reaberto recentemente.
9h20 – Governo pode antecipar pagamento de ajudas diretas aos agricultores
A ministra da Agricultura, Maria do Céu Albuquerque, revela que o executivo continua a defender que seja a Comissão Europeia a antecipar esses pagamentos. Mas, se não houver abertura por parte de Bruxelas, é possível que Portugal se chegue à frente.
9h13 – China regista 14 novos casos, 12 de contágio local
A China registou 14 casos da Covid-19, incluindo 12 contágios locais e dois importados, no primeiro aumento de dois dígitos nos últimos dez dias.
8h35 – Brasil ultrapassa as 10 mil mortes
Nas últimas 24 horas, 730 pessoas morreram por causa da doença de Covid-19 no Brasil. Desde o início da pandemia já morreram 10.627 pessoas no país. Há 155.939 casos confirmados.
8h10 – Mais 1568 mortos nos EUA
Registaram-se mais 1568 óbitos por Covid-19 nos Estados Unidos nas últimas 24 horas. Houve no país um total de 78.746 óbitos desde o início da pandemia.
As autoridades norte-americanas contabilizaram também mais de 1,3 milhões de casos diagnosticados da Covid-19. Os Estados Unidos são o país mais atingido pela covid-19, quer em número de mortos, como em casos diagnosticados, segundo dados oficiais.
O estado de São Paulo continua a ser o epicentro da doença no Brasil, com 44.411 casos confirmados e 3.608 mortos.
Em seguida surge o estado do Rio de Janeiro, onde a Covid-19 já infetou 16.929 pessoas e causou 1.653 mortes.
Em Portugal, morreram 1.126 pessoas das 27.406 confirmadas como infetadas, e há 2.499 casos recuperados, segundo o último boletim diário da Direção-Geral da Saúde sobre a pandemia.
O país está desde domingo em situação de calamidade devido à pandemia de Covid-19, depois de 45 dias em estado de emergência, que vigorou entre 19 de março e 2 de maio. O novo contexto permitiu a reabertura de alguns espaços e atividade económica.
Em termos económicos, o FMI prevê uma recessão em Portugal de 8% e uma taxa de desemprego de 13,9% em 2020.
Já Bruxelas, estima uma contração da economia nacional de 6,8%, menos grave do que a média europeia, mas projeta uma retoma em 2021 de 5,8% do PIB, abaixo da média da UE (6,1%) e da zona euro (6,3%).
A pandemia de Covid-19 já provocou mais de 276 mil mortos e infetou mais de 3,9 milhões de pessoas em 195 países e territórios. nos últimos meses. Mais de 1,3 milhões de doentes foram considerados curados.
Desde que a doença foi detetada, primeiro na China, e depois no resto do mundo, os Governos de vários países apelaram ao confinamento e mandaram para casa mais de metade da população mundial, encerrando também o comércio não essencial. O tráfego aéreo também foi drasticamente reduzido e a economia mundial tem setores inteiros completamente paralisados.
Face à diminuição de contágios e de doentes nos cuidados intensivos, mas também às dificuldades económicas, nas últimas semanas têm sido vários os países que têm tentado o desconfinamento, com planos de redução das medidas de restrição.
