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The pandemic has already killed at least 109,300 people worldwide, with nearly 1,780,640 cases of infection officially diagnosed in 193 countries and territories. The number of deaths in Portugal increased to 504 and there are 16,585 confirmed cases.
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5:35 pm – Confinement in Spain will continue “at least” another two weeks
Pedro Sánchez announced today that the containment phase will continue, “at least”, for another two weeks and announced that the return to normality in the country will be progressive and cautious.
“We are not entering the second phase” because “the state of alarm continues and the general closure continues,” said the executive president of Spain at the press conference held today by videoconference from the Palacio da Moncloa, after a videoconference. with regional presidents.
Sánchez also did not rule out the possibility of maintaining or enforcing the current restrictions when the extension of the state of alarm ends on April 26.
According to the head of the Spanish Government, everything will depend on the evolution of the pandemic, which to date has killed some 17,000 people in the country.
5:31 pm – French Army puts 1,900 aircraft carrier sailors in isolation
The French army launched an unprecedented landing and placement operation in isolation for 1,900 sailors, due to the prompt return of the aircraft carrier Charles-de-Gaulle, which landed this Sunday in Toulon, southern France, after registering cases of infection by part of the accomplices. 19)
In addition to the isolation of the military, the French Army intends, starting Tuesday, to disinfect all buildings and aircraft, in an operation considered unprecedented.
5:10 pm – Pope proposes debt cancellation for poor countries and calls for “contagion of hope”
The Pope proposed on Sunday to reduce or even cancel the debt of poor countries, called for an “immediate global ceasefire” and to ease international sanctions in the face of the covid-19 pandemic.
In his Easter message, read in an empty St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis wished to see the international sanctions that prevent countries suffering from them provide convenient support to their citizens “lightened” and called for international solidarity “by reducing , if it is not canceled, the debt that weighs on the budgets of the poorest countries. “
In the message, Francis calls for an “immediate and worldwide ceasefire.”
“This is not the time to continue to manufacture and traffic weapons, wasting enormous capital that should be used to treat people and save lives,” the pope said in the message broadcast live.
The head of the Catholic Church also asked Europe for “solidarity” and “innovative solutions” to the covid-19 pandemic.
Francisco directed his thoughts “to all those who were directly affected by the coronavirus,” to “the sick, those who died, and families.”
In a world “oppressed by the pandemic, which tests our great human family,” it is necessary to respond with the “contagion of hope,” he said.
17h05 – DGS data points to a slight increase in recoveries for the seventh consecutive day
In Portugal, according to the balance made today by the General Directorate of Health, 504 deaths were registered, 34 more than on Saturday (+ 7.2%) and 16,585 confirmed cases of infection, representing an increase of 598 compared to Friday (+3.7 percent).
Of the infected, 1,177 are hospitalized, 228 of whom are in intensive care units and 277 patients have already recovered.
16h59 – The army disinfects the long-term care unit in Moncorvo
Army military personnel are proceeding with the general decontamination of the lower floor of the Moncorvo long-term care unit, in order to ensure better working conditions for the professionals who work there, the local mercy provider said today.
“The army is currently decontaminating the basement and ground floor of the long-term care unit, places where infected users remained,” Fernando Gil told Lusa.
The official indicated that with this operation, the continuous care unit in Torre de Moncorvo, in the Bragança district, will now have “a clean area, where professionals can work more freely.”
“After carrying out the decontamination process, and with all the guarantees of the safety conditions, patients ‘not positive for covid-19’ can be transferred to these two spaces,” he emphasized.
For now, in that unit, there are 12 coronavirus-positive users “who are being cared for by teams of volunteer health professionals.
“There are people in quarantine who may be tracked in the coming days, to be able to assess their condition again,” said Fernando Gil.
Although there are still patients with covid-19, the situation is more controlled, as there is now medical assistance, nursing and equipment, he said.
16:56 – Detection of the Porto Camera in homes detects 29 infected
So far, an examination by the Porto City Council in 54 homes in the city has identified 29 people who tested positive for covid-19, most of whom are employees of the institutions, the municipality said today.
“Of the 3,111 tests in 54 homes, there are already laboratory results for 2,620 users and employees of 45 households. 28 of these tests were inconclusive and will be repeated and 29 were positive, with 20 employees and only 9 elderly,” says the municipality. directed by Rui Moreira.
The municipality also mentions that 15 elderly people were transferred to the Pousada da Juventude.
These people are not infected, as they have been transferred to the reception center established on the spot for home users who “no longer have the capacity to receive them, since cases have been detected among their population and as a result of the functional disability of the structure”. .
4:52 p.m. – More than 36 thousand patients at home with clinical telephone surveillance
More than 36 thousand covid-19 patients are at home under clinical surveillance and will be followed up by phone by family health teams, and 70 thousand professionals registered to carry out clinical management through the Trace covid-19 application.
The figures were released this Sunday by the Minister of Health, Marta Temido, at the daily press conference of the General Directorate of Health (DGS) on a situation of the covid-19 epidemic in Portugal and during which she mentioned the role of technologies referral of users and clinical work.
“I emphasize, for example, that patients who are at home are being followed by phone and at this moment to have a numerical notion of what we are talking about, we have about 70 thousand professionals enrolled in Trace covid-19 who carry out clinical management with the support of the covid-19 map and we have clinical surveillance by family health teams, that is, doctors and nurses in primary health care, more than 36 thousand users, “said the minister.
Regarding the SNS24 line, Marta Temido said that the service “resumed relative normality”, with a number of calls on Saturday of more than 12,000, of which more than 11,000 were answered, “with the majority of users being served in 28 seconds. “
4:45 pm – Boris Johnson thanks the Portuguese nurse for helping him save his life
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson today thanked a Portuguese nurse for the treatment she received during her stay at London’s St. Thomas Hospital, where she remained for a week due to covid-19 infection.
The Portuguese and New Zealand nurse received special thanks for having accompanied Boris Johnson in intensive care, in a message on the social network Twitter.
“I want to thank the many nurses, men and women, whose care has been so amazing. I will forget some names, so forgive me, but I want to thank Po Ling and Shannon and Emily and Angel and Connie and Becky and Rachael and Nicky and Ann” .
“And I hope you don’t mind if I mention two nurses in particular who stood by me for 48 hours when things could have gone wrong. To be exact, it’s Jenny from New Zealand, Invercargill, on the South Island, and Luis from Portugal, near Porto ”, he added.
It’s hard to find the words to express my debt to the NHS for saving my life.
The efforts of millions of people across the country to stay home are worth it. Together we will overcome this challenge, as we have overcome so many challenges in the past. #StayHomeSaveLives pic.twitter.com/HK7Ch8BMB5
– Boris Johnson #StayHomeSaveLives (@BorisJohnson) April 12, 2020
4:42 pm – UK records 737 more deaths and exceeds 10,600
The UK has recorded 737 additional deaths of infected people in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths during the covid-19 pandemic to 10,612, the British Health Ministry reported today.
In today’s data update, the number of people diagnosed with the new coronavirus increased to 84,279 positive cases, 5,288 more than the previous day.
On Saturday, the daily balance increased by 917 deaths and 5,234 additional new infections compared to the previous day.
4:35 pm – Patients in the Espadanal neighborhood in Moura are stable
In Moura, in the Espadanal neighborhood, there are 33 confirmed cases of covid-19.
The neighborhood has been closed within a sanitary cordon since yesterday. But, the mayor of Moura, Álvaro Alegría, guarantees that the patients are being followed and that everyone is stable.
The Espadanal neighborhood was completely disinfected with the help of the municipality. Now food and medical care reach residents from the inside out only by the authorities.
16:30 – France can extend the running of the bulls until at least May 10
French President Emmanuel Macron will be able to extend confinement in the country until at least May 10, according to presidential sources quoted today by the Agence France-Presse (AFP).
4:25 pm – a 93-year-old man recovered after two weeks of hospitalization
It is one of those cases that encourages us, in the midst of these days of fear: he is 93 years old, he was infected with the new coronavirus and had been hospitalized since March 29.
Today, recovered, he was discharged and was able to return home in time to spend Easter with his family in Paredes.
4:20 pm – United States beats Italy in death toll
The United States has become the country with the highest death toll from the pandemic, beating Italy in the past 24 hours.
16h16 – Start in Caparica has 15 users and four infected employees
Lar Cristo Rei, in Caparica, in Almada, has 15 users and four employees infected with covid-19, and the technical management warned today that the institution needs “people to be able to balance the service.”
Technical director Cláudia Louvado said that the private home in the Setúbal district has 52 users and that 15 are infected with the coronavirus.
16h12 – Covid-19 takes special care in waste treatment
With more people home these days, the production of household waste has increased. The care with the collection had to be reinforced, mainly due to the masks and gloves that begin to appear in the containers.
4:10 pm – Braga Hospital has already hired more than 100 nurses, dozens of assistants, and doctors.
Braga Hospital has already hired more than 100 nurses and other professionals, including doctors and assistants, to face Covid-19. Still, few have been able to go home in recent weeks. Shifts are from 12 to 24 hours and Easter Sunday is no exception.
4:05 pm – Almost 290 prisoners have been released across the country
Almost 290 inmates across the country have already been released under the exceptional regime enacted by the government in the context of the pandemic.
In total, more than 2,000 prisoners are expected to be released from prison, including cases of pardon of sentences, special pardons and anticipation of parole.
4:03 pm – Pope reminds EU leaders that “this is not the time for selfishness”
The Pope took advantage of Easter to propose the reduction or even the total forgiveness of the debts of the poorest countries.
Francis specifically reminds the European Union that this is not a time for selfishness and private interests.
16h00 – In Europe, Italy, Spain, France and the United Kingdom are the countries with the most deaths
In Europe, according to the France Press count, more than 75 thousand people have already died, almost 20 thousand in Italy, about 14 thousand in France and around 10 thousand in the United Kingdom.
In Spain, many people still die every day. On Saturday, the number of victims increased again: there were 619, more than one hundred above the previous day.
There are now almost 17,000 deaths in the country, the third deadliest in the world.
15:55 – Pension evacuated in Lisbon after three confirmed cases of infection
A Lisbon pension was evacuated on Saturday night for having three infected guests.
Thus, 93 people, including the elderly and children, were transferred and relocated in isolation to a hotel.
As a precautionary measure, the health authority even decided to evacuate the building.
3:10 pm – Almost 110,000 dead worldwide
The pandemic caused by the new coronavirus has already killed 109,300 people worldwide, according to the balance made today by the agency France-Presse.
The French agency adds that more than 1,780,640 cases of infection have been officially diagnosed in 193 countries and territories since the start of the pandemic.
15h08 – The second plane arrives from China with medical equipment
The second plane chartered by the Portuguese State to transport medical equipment from China arrived in Lisbon today, with 700,000 respiratory protection masks, visors and gloves, destined for the National Health System.
The Portuguese embassy in China announced today that the Airbus A330-941, chartered by TAP, was carrying a total of 16 tons of medical cargo, which also includes protective suits, among donations and purchases by the Portuguese State, which are intended to equip hospitals. to combat the new coronavirus pandemic.
The plane left Beijing early in the morning and landed in Lisbon this morning.
This is the second aircraft chartered by the Portuguese State to load medical equipment.
Last week, a TAP plane had transported 144 ventilators, respiratory protection masks, visors and protective suits, also destined for the National Health System.
2:54 pm – Boris Johnson left the hospital
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was released from the hospital today, where he was admitted for a week due to a worsening of his health after the Covid-19 infection.
Boris Johnson was even in intensive care for a few days. Since Thursday I was in a normal room.
14h00 – The sanitary siege in Ovar takes 25 days
For 25 days, the municipality has been surrounded by a sanitary cord that prevents entry and exit. Many are already desperate, particularly entrepreneurs seeking urgent financial support for a local economy that has been dormant for almost a month.
The image editors RTP Guilherme Terra and Marcelo Sá Carvalho are inhabitants of the municipality of Ovar and took to the streets to tell them about the days of the siege.
The possibility of integrating some private or Red Cross hospitals, for example, into the public health system lacks “an evaluation”, explains the Minister of Health.
If the NHS can respond at this point, it is “natural that other hospitals will not activate.”
13h17 – “No region of the country is far from having outbreaks of the disease”
When asked about the increase in the number of cases in the interior of the north, the director general of Health pointed out that little is known about how the virus is transmitted in different populations, taking into account the characteristics that distinguish them.
Through the data it is possible to verify which are the areas of greatest risk at the territorial level. “What you see is what you see in contagious diseases. It is not uniform and varies from week to week,” said Graça Freitas.
“At the moment there is no clear trend, but there are outbreaks that must be controlled in certain areas. (…) There is no confluence. There is what we call epidemiology bunches, or outbreaks, and that these outbreaks appear and are controlled, “said Graça Freitas.
At the moment, there are still large sections of the country without major contagion points, says Graça Freitas. But he asks that attention be maintained, not only because the numbers are dynamic, but also because “no region of the country is far from having outbreaks of the disease.”
“It is more complicated” to carry out tests on everyone and to allow them to return to normal life, “on the street,” explains Marta Temido.
“A negative test today is not the certainty of a negative test tomorrow” and the use of the mask only has “some effectiveness when combined with other measures”, such as social isolation and hygiene, he recalls.
The value of life in society and the value of the economy are debated in recent days, but some measures of moderation must be maintained, explains the minister, who considers that “balance” is moderation and “minimizes” the spread . of the pandemic.
13h09 – DGS emphasizes respect for confidentiality rules at the local level
On the issue of access to data by local authorities and centralization of data, the Director General of Health noted that all health authorities have access to the same sources of information.
Graça Freitas explains that, at the local level, there are other mechanisms and institutions that are also collecting information, which can generate “errors”, for example, with the involuntary repetition of the same case in various local registries: a person may be a resident of a municipality and get sick in another, for example.
The Director General of Health also called for “great care not to violate the rules of confidentiality” in the statistical treatment of the data. There is “microinformation” that should not be published.
“The desire to disseminate locally must take into account that very small numbers mean that users are not protected,” said Graça Freitas.
Regarding the return to normality in May, the Minister of Health recalls that the forecasts “are characterized by great uncertainty.”
However, Marta Temido considers that the next times should be a “balance between uncertainty and hope”, having to adapt “our life” to the current context.
The return to normality will be “ready” taking into account the evolution of the numbers in Portugal and the evaluation of the authorities and various specialists in the area of health.
This return will always be contained until there is a vaccine, adds the minister.
As for the recommendations of the President of the European Commission, regarding the limitation of contact with the elderly, the Portuguese health authorities have had “great concern regarding the most vulnerable groups”, guarantees the Minister of Health.
In this way, Marta Temido guarantees that the authorities will continue to follow global health recommendations and that if the European recommendation is “the most appropriate”, it will continue in Portugal.
Marta Temido said that “from the first hour that the country prepared” and gave guidance to health institutions to reinforce “security stocks”, having bought “what is necessary to prepare the response” to the pandemic.
Considering that “not all countries moved at the same speed”, as well as health institutions and sectors, the minister says that Portugal had “adequate preparation”, in a context of “global scarcity”.
12h54 – Continuous attention. “Until now the situation is under control”
The coordinator of the National Integrated Continuous Care Network, Purificação Gandra, stressed that the structure in question supports patients and families in various hospitalization units and at home.
In view of the severity of the pandemic, continuous care has faced “a greater challenge”, taking into account the age group of the patients being monitored, the dependency situation and comorbidities.
Containment of the virus has become a priority for both patients and professionals. Among the measures adopted are the prohibition of visits, the adoption of contingency plans, the evaluation of patients before hospitalization.
The official guarantees that it has been possible to respond to the needs of these patients. “Until now the situation is under control, without loss of continuous attention,” he said.
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Minister of Health, recalling that since March 1
172,440 tests for Covid-19 in Portugal, says the average of the tests
This April is 9100 per day.
The day they took place
more tests, to date, were on April 9, registering 11,876
diagnostic tests: positive case rate was eight percent
In that day.
Marta Temido also guaranteed that on Saturday Portugal
He received more than 900,000 diagnostic tests and 220,000 swabs. Not
However, the minister said the extraction kits have not yet arrived,
“Necessary to perform the tests.”
Regarding material
protection, the minister announced that another million people arrived in the country
surgical masks and 700 thousand respiratory masks.
However, the government ordered various materials from Portuguese companies and industries.
Marta Temido assured that the Saúde 24 helpline returned to normal, having answered more than 11,000 calls of the 12,000 that it received in the last 24 hours, “with the generality of users that will be answered in 28 seconds” .
As for the newly created psychological advice line, he received 236 calls.
The data for this Sunday, published by the General Directorate of Health, represents 16585 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 504 deaths, 34 more than on Saturday.
The Minister of Health said in a press conference that the mortality rate from infection with the new coronavirus in Portugal is 3 percent, and highlighted that 25 of the 34 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours correspond to people over 80 years old . years
About 88 percent of infected people are recovering at home, only 7.1 percent of confirmed cases are in hospital, 5.7 percent are in wards, and only 1.4 percent of those infected are in intensive care . There are seven more people hospitalized in wards, but five fewer in intensive care, compared to Saturday’s records.
12:42 – 504 deaths and 16,585 confirmed cases in Portugal
An additional 34 deaths were reported relative to Saturday. There are still 598 more confirmed cases, which translates to a growth rate of 3.7% in the number of people infected.
12:38 pm – Alan Kurdi migrants in quarantine on an Italian Coast Guard ship
The Italian Transport Ministry ordered that the 156 migrants rescued by the Alan Kurdi ship, from the German NGO Sea Eye, be transferred to a Coast Guard ship to be quarantined, given the closure of ports due to covid-19.
Meanwhile, Alarm Phone, a phone line created by activists that receives calls from immigrants in distress in the central Mediterranean, warned of the existence of four drifting boats in the area, with around 250 immigrants, the EFE Agency said today.
12:30 pm – The government takes measures to support the Roma community in the Moura neighborhood
The government has developed a set of measures to support the Roma community in the Espadanal neighborhood in Moura, Beja district, in response to the covid-19 pandemic, where 33 positive cases were detected, the executive announced today.
In a statement, the Government explains that, after the covid-19 tests, 33 cases were confirmed in the neighborhood where a Roma community lives, which motivated the intervention of the executive, that is, the Secretary of State for Integration and Migration. , Cláudia Pereira, the Secretary of State for Health, António Sales, and the Secretary of State for Auxiliary Affairs and National Defense, Jorge Seguro Sanches.
The Espadanal neighborhood has already been disinfected and the Security Forces, together with the Regional Health Authority (ARS), are ensuring the needs for food, medicine, prescriptions and medical care while families are locked up.
In a statement, the executive added that security forces are present in the access areas to the neighborhood, to prevent people from leaving.
12:20 pm – The European Commission advises against booking summer holidays
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, advised against booking summer holidays today due to the impossibility of reliable predictions about the effects of the new coronavirus pandemic.
“I recommend waiting before making plans. At this time, no one can make reliable predictions for July and August,” Von der Leyen told the German newspaper Bild, the most widely read in Germany today.
12:03 pm – The Pope proposes debt cancellation for poor countries
The Pope proposed to reduce or even cancel the debt of poor countries and called for an “immediate global ceasefire”, as well as to alleviate international sanctions, given the current pandemic situation.
In his Easter message, read in an empty St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis wished that “international sanctions that prevent suffering countries from providing convenient support to their citizens be eased” and called for international solidarity “by reducing, if it is not canceled, the debt that weighs on the budgets of the poorest countries ”.
11:31 am – More than 75,000 dead in Europe
According to the latest report from the France Presse agency, Covid-19 has already killed more than 75,000 people in Europe, 80% of which in Italy, Spain, France and the United Kingdom.
This balance, which collects data until 10:45 am on Sunday, points to a total of 75,011 deaths in a universe of 909,673 cases.
Europe remains the continent most affected by the pandemic, which has claimed more than 109 deaths worldwide.
11h02 – Germany. 2,700 more healed people
In the past 24 hours, 129 people have died in Germany, out of a total of 2,673 since the start of the pandemic. Another 2,821 new cases and 2,700 more people were cured.
The country has so far had a total of 120,479 infected people. Of these, 60,200 people have already recovered.
10:41 – 619 more dead in Spain
In the last 24 hours, Spain recorded 619 deaths, compared to 510 on Saturday.
So far 166,019 cases have been confirmed and 62,391 people have recovered. Since the start of the pandemic, 16,972 have died in Spain.
10:27 – The President of the European Commission asks the elderly to avoid contact
European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen says contact with older people should be avoided, at least until the end of the year.
In an interview with the German newspaper. Bild, published this Sunday, Ursula Von der Leyen, leaves the alert: “Until there is a vaccine, it is necessary to limit the contacts of older people, particularly those who live in homes”
For now it requires discipline and patience, especially because, says the President of the European Commission, the development of a vaccine by a European laboratory should only take place near the end of the year.
In the same interview, the official warned Hungary about the possibility of opening a procedure, if the restrictions adopted due to the new coronavirus are “excessive”. He also recalled that they must be “proportional, limited in time and democratically controlled.”
In late March, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán approved several measures that give the government extraordinary and unlimited powers to combat the pandemic.
The President of the European Commission also advised against making reservations for the summer holidays due to the impossibility of reliable predictions about the effects of the new coronavirus pandemic.
“I recommend waiting before making plans. At this time, no one can make reliable forecasts for July and August,” said Ursula von der Leyen.
9h02 – The death toll in Africa rises to 744
The number of deaths from Covid-19 in Africa is 744 and 13,686 cases are reported in 52 countries.
The pandemic already affects 52 of the 55 countries and territories in Africa, with four countries, South Africa, Algeria, Egypt and Morocco, which account for more than half of the infections and deaths associated with the new coronavirus.
8:38 am – Lisbon pension evacuated
A pension in the Anjos area of Lisbon was evacuated on Saturday night. 93 people were evacuated and resettled in a hotel.
Three people with Covid-19 were detected who had been in this pension for days. As a precautionary measure, the health authority decided to evacuate the pension.
The 93 people, which include children and the elderly, will now undergo diagnostic tests. The pension will be disinfected in the meantime.
8h05 – China nuevamente no registra ninguna muerte
A China anunciou este domingo que não foram registadas quaisquer mortes causadas pela Covid-19 nas últimas 24 horas.
É a segunda vez que tal acontece naquele país desde que começaram a ser divulgadas as estatísticas oficiais, em janeiro.
A Comissão Nacional de Saúde chinesa informou também que foram registados 99 novos casos de infeção pelo novo coronavírus, um aumento face aos 46 reportados no sábado. Dos 99 novos casos, 97 tiveram proveniência do estrangeiro.
Pequim tinha lançado um veto temporário à entrada de cidadãos estrangeiros no país a 28 de março, porém, a medida ainda não levou a uma redução do número de casos “importados”, que já são 1.280.
O quadro em Portugal
Em Portugal, segundo o balanço feito no sábado pela Direção-Geral da Saúde, registam-se 470 mortos, mais 35 do que na sexta-feira (mais 8%), e 15.987 casos de infeção confirmados, o que representa um aumento de 515 em relação a sexta-feira ( mais 3,3%).
Dos infetados, 1.175 estão internados, 233 dos quais em unidades de cuidados intensivos, e há 266 doentes que já recuperaram.
Portugal, onde os primeiros casos confirmados foram registados no dia 2 de março, encontra-se em estado de emergência desde de 19 de março e até ao final do dia 17 de abril, mas o Presidente da República já revelou que vai propor a extensão do estado de emergência.
Entretanto, continuam em vigor este fim de semana as restrições à circulação impostas para o período da Páscoa. Até à próxima segunda-feira só é possível sair do concelho de residência por motivo de trabalho ou de saúde. Quem vai trabalhar precisa de ter um documento que o comprove.
Situação no mundo
Os Estados Unidos registaram este sábado 1.920 mortes causadas pela Covid-19 em 24 horas. No dia anterior, o país tinha ultrapassado, pela primeira vez, as duas mil mortes em apenas um dia.
O número total de mortes nos Estados Unidos é agora de 20.506, sendo o país do mundo com mais vítimas mortais causadas pela Covid-19.
Os Estados Unidos são também, de longe, o país com mais casos confirmados, tendo ultrapassado, na sexta-feira, o meio milhão de pessoas infetadas.
O novo coronavírus, responsável pela pandemia da Covid-19, já provocou mais de 107 mil mortos e infetou mais de 1,7 milhões de pessoas em 193 países e territórios.
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