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We continue here, at the moment, the developments of the Covid-19 pandemic on an international scale. There are another 815 confirmed cases in Portugal, that is, 6.2 percent more compared to Wednesday. There have been 29 more deaths in the last 24 hours.
19h25 – France exceeded 12,000 deaths, but fewer ICU patients
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The total number of deaths in France due to covid-19 is 12,210 up to
today, the day the country first registered since the beginning of
pandemic a decrease in the number of patients in intensive care.
The figures were published by Jérôme Salomon,
general director of health, indicating the total deaths due to the new
coronavirus, 8,044 occurred in a hospital (424 in the last 24
hours) and 4,166 in homes.
There are currently 30,767 people
hospitalized and 7,066 patients admitted for care
intensive There are 86,344 confirmed cases of covid-19 in the country.
7:20 pm – First six deaths in slums Rio de Janeiro confirmed
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The Rio de Janeiro City Council registered six deaths related to the
new coronavirus in slums, where population density and population
unhealthy conditions give rise to fear of high mortality in a situation
rapid spread of disease.
After some contradictions, the six deaths were confirmed: two deaths in the Rocinha favela, the largest in the city,
two deaths in the marginal neighborhood Vigário Geral, one in Manguinhos and the other in
favela de maré.
The health authorities did not specify the date
deaths The victims are four men and two women, with the
The youngest victim was 48 years old.
19h10 – Marcelo promulgated an exceptional regime of forgiveness of penalties
The President of the Republic promulgated today, despite doubts, the law of the
Government creating an exceptional forgiveness regime for penalties due to
covid-19, less than 24 hours after parliament passed.
In a note posted on the Presidency website,
it is read that Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa issued the decree “given the
determining ethical, humanitarian and public health reasons, as well as
to the recommendation of the United Nations and appeals such as that of the Catholic Church
Portuguese, which overcomes the doubts raised by certain provisions of the
approved regimen “.
Prime Minister António Costa pledged today that
At the beginning of the next school year there will be access for all students in the
basic and secondary platforms to digital, both in terms of network and
of equipment.
This guarantee remained at the end of the
Today’s press conference, which took place after the Council of
Ministers who decided exceptional measures for the rest of the school year.
due to covid-19.
6:50 pm – Tourists with canceled vacations are entitled to a refund
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The European Commission stressed today that tourists with travel packages
canceled due to covid-19 are entitled to reimbursement and requested the cooperation of Member States to
guarantee, as well as support for tourism agencies.
In a statement released today, the Commissioner
Didier Reynders, European Justice and Consumer Affairs, stresses that “the
travelers are entitled to a full refund if their trip is
canceled “, as stipulated by the community directive on
package travel and related travel services.
18h40 – Contagions increase again in Italy
Italy
reached 18,279 deaths associated with the new coronavirus, taking
recorded 610 deaths in the last 24 hours. The counted number
Today it is higher than the data of the last two days.
In the same period, the
The number of new infections increased again in that country.
According to the Italian Civil Protection, the number of positive and active cases of infection in the country at the moment is 96,877, plus 1,615 new infections compared to Wednesday.
This
the number represents a considerable increase compared to the data from
Wednesday, when 1,195 new cases were registered, and it is almost the
double the 880 that were diagnosed the day before.
6:30 pm – The Copacabana hotel closed for the first time in 97 years.
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Copacabana Palace hotel, one of the icons of the Brazilian city of Rio de
January will temporarily close its doors after 97 years of service
uninterrupted due to the new coronavirus pandemic.
The decision not to
receiving more guests until the month of May was caused by the fall in
reservations in March referring to the newspaper The balloon,
Andrea Natal, director
of the group that runs the Copacabana Palace.
“Our occupancy forecast for March was 70 percent and we closed the month with
36 percent. We even started well, but since the middle of the month, when tourism
began to be more affected, with many flight cancellations, the
the fall was abrupt, “Natal explained.
Located in front of Copacabana beach, the hotel became known.
for luxury and hosting international celebrities visiting Rio
from January. The site also hosts some of the most important events.
social services of the country.
6:20 pm – Dismissed workers can engage in paid activity
The Council of Ministers approved the guarantee that workers in dismissal it can carry out another remunerated activity “provided that in the areas of food production, social support, health, logistics and distribution”.
The measure is part of a decree law that makes new changes to the measures already adopted by the Government, as part of the response to the covid-19 pandemic, “taking into account the new issues identified in relation to workers, companies, economic operators and citizens in general “refers to the communiqué of the Council of Ministers.
New York state, the most affected in the United States so far by the pandemic, recorded 799 new deaths from covid-19 in the past 24 hours, a new daily record. However, Governor Andrew Cuomo was optimistic, due to the further decrease in the number of new hospitalizations, which had been declining for three days.
“We are flattening the curve, we have had a gross increase of 200 hospitalizations,” which corresponds “to the lowest number we have had since this nightmare began,” Cuomo said at his daily pandemic conference.
The death toll has broken daily records in recent days, with 779 deaths on Wednesday.
The state of 20 million people now has more than 7,000 deaths, nearly half of the 14,800 deaths recorded nationwide by Johns Hopkins University.
“In general, compliance has been practically total, fortunately,” said the commander of the Coimbra GNR Traffic Detachment, Lígia Santos, who spoke to the media near the Coimbra North exit of the A1, where the military performed the inspection.
The PSP and GNR began a joint operation at 00:00 today to ensure compliance with the strictest traffic regulations during the Easter period and planned in a state of emergency due to covid-19.
The UK recorded an additional 881 deaths in the last 24 hours of people infected with the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths from covid-19 to 7,978, the British Health Ministry said.
The death figures refer to patients diagnosed with covid-19 who died in hospital at 5 p.m. yesterday, compiled from data from the regional offices of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
In the data update carried out at 09:00 today, 4,344 new diagnoses were registered, for a new total of 65,077 positive cases.
The government today approved a diploma that increases the childcare allowance from 65% to 100% of the salary of officials in the convergent social protection regime, who have been excluded from this increase so far.
“In general, the decree law that increases the daily amount of subsidy for the assistance to the children of workers who exercise public functions as part of the convergent social protection regime was approved, thus harmonizing the two mandatory social protection regimes in the field of paternity “, read in the communiqué of the Council of Ministers.
The German chancellor in Berlin informed her German counterparts, through a press conference, that “we will have to be patient”, since it will be necessary “to live with the virus for some time”.
His government has been under pressure to follow Austria’s lead by lifting some restrictions on containment measures enacted to combat the spread of the pandemic.
Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn warned that large gatherings could remain banned for “months,” as well as the closure of cultural institutions and nightclubs.
Angela Merkel assumed a “prudent hope” in view of the evolution of the pandemic in the country, which registered a flattening of the contagion curve and considered that it is not necessary to tighten the isolation measures already imposed.
5:20 pm – Border control extended until May 14
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The government today adopted a resolution that runs until May 14.
reestablish “exceptional and temporary” control of people
borders due to the covid-19 pandemic, “this measure is being reevaluated
every 10 days. “
According to the statement of the Council of Ministers,
It was also approved “the entry and exit of the national territory of
aircraft and personnel to be assigned to its operation and maintenance,
within the scope of the Special Rural Fire Fighting Device (SAY) “.
5:10 pm – Suspended TV Festival
The music festival TV Fest, an initiative of the Ministry of Culture.
which should start today, has been suspended due to doubts and
The criticisms that have arisen in the sector, and will be rethought.
“How did the sector react so quickly, with
criticisms, doubts and questions, we will suspend [o TV Fest]to go
debut today, will be suspended today. Let’s rethink and understand exactly
How to maintain our goal of supporting the music sector and
technicians and at the same time give people the possibility to receive
Portuguese music at home “, said today the Minister of Culture,
Graça Fonseca
The pandemic will plunge sub-Saharan Africa into a recession as early as 2020, the first in more than 25 years and the most severe since World War II, Albert Zeufack of the World Bank warned at a press conference in Washington.
The institution also warns of the risk of a “food crisis” due to a contraction in agricultural production, between 2.6 percent and seven percent this year.
Despite the fact that, until now, relatively little affected by the covid-19 pandemic, the region is economically expected to “drop sharply, from growth of 2.4 percent in 2019, to negative growth between -2.1 and 5, 1 percent in 2020, the first recession in 25 years. “
The region’s three main economies are expected to “be the hardest hit by the crisis.” Angola, South Africa and Nigeria are expected to see contractions in their GDP of between six and seven percent, the World Bank also predicts.
Angola, still in crisis due to the fall in oil prices since 2014, “was already facing difficulties in maintaining its investments at a high level,” stressed the economist.
4:50 pm – The increased effort on Easter is important for the rest of the month
At the press conference at the end of the Council of Ministers today, the
Prime Minister António Costa was confident that
The Portuguese realize that the “greatest effort” requested in the five days of
Easter “is particularly important for the evolution of the rest of the month” of
Covid-19 pandemic.
“I still don’t have any information on how it’s going.
hope and confidence that the Portuguese will realize that this effort
added that it is requested in these five days is particularly important
for the evolution of the rest of the month, “he said.
Prime Minister
he insisted on the idea that “everything that will happen now will be reflected in
data that we will have in 15 days. ”
4.30 pm – Guinea-Bissau with 3 more cases
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Guinea-Bissau registers three new positive cases of contagion due to the new
coronavirus, bringing to 36 the number of infected people in the country,
Guinea health officials announced today.
“Of the three new cases, two are from the autonomous sector of Bissau and one from Canchungo,” said the doctor.
4:20 pm – São João da Pesqueira asks that the Emergency Fund be activated
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The mayor of São João da Pesqueira wants the government to “urgently activate” the use of
Municipal Emergency (FEM) to continue fighting the AIDS pandemic
covid-19.
In a document published by the municipality, it is stated that the municipalities “have contributed to this
the fund “e” has supported large investments in the local fight against this
pandemic, even in matters that are not within its competence. ”
“The use of this mechanism is essential to ensure the strengthening of this
combat and also so that the municipalities have conditions, in the
recovery, make strategic public investments in your
municipalities “, defends Manuel Cordeiro.
Unemployment benefit claims in the United States reached 6.6 million last week due to the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on economic activities, the Labor Department reported today.
The numbers reached in the week ending April 3 exceed
estimates of analysts surveyed by EFE, which pointed to 5.25
million orders
The North American Federal Reserve (Fed) has announced that it will move forward with
$ 2.3 billion for businesses and local communities,
shocked by the pandemic.
The funds in question “will help families and employers and empower
local and regional authorities to provide assistance “during the outbreak,
the Fed indicated in a statement.
15h55 – Government proposal on prisons approved. PSD, CDS, IL and Chega against
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Government proposal creating an exceptional regime for flexibility in
the execution of sentences and pardons for prisoners due to covid-19 was today
approved in a final global vote with votes against PSD, CDS-PP,
Liberal and sufficient initiative.
The PAN abstained and the other parties and deputies: PS, BE, PCP, PEV and
unregistered deputy Joacine Katar-Moreira – voted in favor.
In the specialty vote, which was also held today in plenary,
Amendments to the diploma approved by PS, PCP and CDS-PP were approved.
The bill provides for partial forgiveness of prison terms for
less serious crimes, a special regime for pardon of sentences, a regime for
extraordinary leave for administrative detainees and
Extraordinary anticipation of parole.
3:45 pm – Residents continue to circulate between the municipalities of Lisbon and Loures
In Moscavide, on the border between the municipalities of Lisbon and Loures, residents
today it continued to cross the two municipalities, mainly through trade,
demanding flexibility to comply with the measure that prohibits this type
circulation during Easter.
3:30 pm – Other general rules for the third trimester
For face-to-face activities in schools, the use of a protective mask inside the establishment is mandatory for all employees and teachers, with teachers and other employees who are not at risk of being present.
All student absences will be considered excused without the need for a certificate.
The prime minister called on all those involved to “impose the strictest possible rules to impose these rules.”
The essentials of the Prime Minister’s communication in the video below.
15h25 – Other teaching areas
Activities in kindergartens will only be resumed when the rules for distance socializing are laid out. RTP2 will have content and activities for preschool education.
The nurseries will remain closed and the monthly payment must be agreed between the parents and the owners of the establishments.
Professional and artistic education will have to adapt their assessment,
“Most likely, from afar and from home,” said António
Coast
15:20 – The third period in Secondary Education
For 11 and 12 year old students, the Prime Minister announced that the conditions to return to
face-to-face classes during the month of May, without prejudice to a plan B of
maintain distance learning if the pandemic requires it.
António Costa argued that “it is particularly important” that there is still
can “resume face-to-face teaching activities, even more so
diversity of disciplines that cannot be supported by the
television broadcast. ”
“So we will work on two plans.
we prefer to be able to partially resume classes in class 11 and
on the 12th during the month of May, without excluding, as plan B, the terms of
exclusively continue the academic year with distance education, if the
The evolution of the pandemic requires it. In any case, to guarantee the
greater social distance, less time at school and
better hygiene, classroom activities will always be very
limited, “said the prime minister.
Even if they return to classes and face-to-face activities, these will always be limited to students in years 11 and 12, for those in 10, distance classes will be maintained, through digital media.
The face-to-face classes will also be limited to 22 subjects that require exams to access higher education. The teaching activity can continue until June 26.
The exams will only be carried out for subjects of access to higher education, the other grades will be given at school.
Exams
First phase – from July 6 to 23
Second phase: from 1 to 7 September
There will be optional question blocks, to guarantee equity among students regarding the given subject and under evaluation.
15:15 – What will the third period in Basic Education be like?
The teaching part will have the support of daily broadcasts on the RTP Memória channel from April 20, only with content from the first year.
The evaluation will be carried out in each school group, by the teachers, who have access to the educational path of each student, with the approval and retention of the students.
There will be no assessment tests or ninth grade tests.
The Prime Minister also announced that the special support regime for families with children under the age of 12 will therefore be maintained.
2:53 pm – Portimão on alert
In Portimão, the fire siren will sound whenever it is detected that there are too many people on the streets. Alerts prepared for a potential tsunami will now send messages in two languages to keep people at home.
14:41 – Boris Johnson’s state of health “continues to improve”
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s health “continues to improve” after spending a third night in intensive care at a London hospital.
“The prime minister had a good night and continues to improve in intensive care at St. Thomas Hospital. He is excited,” the spokesman said.
2:38 PM – Curry Cabral admits canceling the transplant service transfer
The hospital adds that it did not receive the resignation request from the director of that service.
“Covid-19 is evolving slowly and in a controlled way, much slower and more controlled than we had imagined a week ago, which means that the need to transfer services may not even occur,” he said. to the official source of the Lusa agency of the Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central.
This information comes after the news that the director of the General Surgery and Transplant Service of the Curry Cabral Hospital, Américo Martins, resigned on Wednesday for having avoided the proposal to reorganize the service in the unit.
However, CHULC management claims to have “no official knowledge of any resignation of Dr. Américo Martins”.
Fernando de Almeida also revealed that the pilot tests will begin in late April or early May.
The test will be carried out with a survey of 1,700 people.
“When our epidemiologists decide, we will do a large survey of the entire population, to understand the level of immunity.”
The Director General of Health answers a question about an estimate of the percentage of immunity in the Portuguese population, saying that a serological study has not yet been carried out.
13:39 – The government seeks to strengthen the protection of health professionals
The Secretary of State assumes that the Government follows “the concern of the Order of Physicians and other professional orders” to reinforce the protection of health professionals.
António Lacerda Sales said that five million surgical masks and 850,000 FFP2 will arrive on Friday.
Orders were made for 52 million masks, of which about 15 million have already arrived, and 566,000 full protective suits, of which more than 53,000 have already arrived, says the Secretary of State.
The president of the Governing Board of the National Institute Ricardo Jorge reveals that “all hospitals and private institutions have the capacity to buy the products” necessary to carry out the tests.
13:34 – Transfer of services to other hospitals is not yet necessary
When asked about the resignation of the director of the General Surgery and Transplant Service of the Curry Cabral Hospital, the Secretary of State for Health declined to comment on the specific situation, stressing that this decision will have to be analyzed by the hospital itself.
António Lacerda Sales points out that there is a plan from the organizational point of view according to the evolution of the outbreak itself. At the current level (level 2), there is still no question of transferring services to other hospitals, assured the Secretary of State.
The official even points out that a transplant was performed at the Curry Cabral Hospital in the last hours.
“We have well-differentiated areas and the other services maintain their activity. … This question will only arise according to the evolution of the outbreak and if necessary,” he added.
The president of the Board of Directors of the National Institute Ricardo Jorge revealed that together with the DGS they will launch pilot tests to discover immunity to the new coronavirus.
“For when it is permissible for the population to have a higher level of immunity, we can do a great study,” revealed Fernando Almeida.
The president of the Governing Board of the National Institute Ricardo Jorge does not question the “credibility” of the serological tests.
“What is in question is the opportunity to do the tests. These tests measure the level of antibodies. ”
The President of the Republic carried out a serological test at the Champalimaud Foundation that revealed immunity, Fernando Almeida recalls that Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa had carried out other types of detection tests at Covid-19.
According to the INSA official, “these (serological) tests are used to understand whether someone who has been in contact with the virus has developed antibodies or not.”
Possible immunity to the virus is still under study.
Graça Freitas confirms that the Castro Daire municipality should propose a health cord to the Minister of Health, based on the evaluation of the health authorities. “In fact it is being considered,” says the person in charge of the DGS, who says that “at any time” he will send the request to the minister.
About Castro Daire: There are 65 confirmed cases and 140 people await test results
1:25 pm – “Extraordinary” response from companies, organizations and civil society
The Secretary of State praised the “extraordinary” help from companies, organizations and civil society, highlighting the example of MoviJovem, which made all youth hostels available to help in the response to the fight against Covid-19.
At this time, 28 of the inns already house health professionals who do not want to move into their homes, people in quarantine or isolation, or elderly people displaced from their homes.
The shelters have 2,400 beds across the country, of which 400 are reserved for the homeless population.
The Secretary of State for Health also highlighted the La Caixa Foundation and BPI, which will offer tablets to hospitals across the country to facilitate communication with patients in isolation.
The various telecommunications operators signed an agreement with the Ministry of Health that provides for the provision of communications services, including 10 gigabytes of mobile data to professionals in social networks dedicated to the treatment of Covid-19
1:24 pm – The death toll in Portugal increases to 409. There are 13,956 confirmed cases.
According to the new bulletin, there are 815 more confirmed cases than yesterday, that is, 6.2 more percent. There have been 29 more deaths in the last 24 hours.
According to the Secretary of State for Health, 1,173 people are hospitalized, of which 241 are in intensive care units. There are 205 recorded recovery cases.
António Lacerda Sales also explains that the global mortality rate is 2.9% and that for those over 70 years of age it is 11%.
There are 12,169 infected people who are being followed at home (87.2%). Of the Covid-19 positive patients, 8.4% are in the hospital, 1.7% in intensive care units and 6.7% in the ward.
Since March 1, more than 144,000 tests have been carried out (52% in public laboratories). The day with the most tests performed was April 7, with almost 10,000 samples.
The swab distribution was strengthened and on April 5 and 6, 90,000 swabs were received. The distribution will be made by Infarmed with the Military Laboratory.
At the end of March, 350,000 pieces of evidence were acquired, which became part of the strategic reserve. The distribution was made last week, added António Lacerda Sales.
The Secretary of State for Health also said that Portugal will receive another million tests this Friday for the national strategic reserve, with another million extraction kits that should arrive before April 17.
1:20 pm – The social distance of 1.5 meters is insufficient
A study carried out by the universities of Leuven, in Belgium, and Eindhoven, in the Netherlands, warns that the social distance of 1.5 meters, recommended by the health authorities, is insufficient to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
The study recommends that the distance be at least four meters.
1:10 pm – Almost 89,000 dead and more than 1.5 million infected
The covid-19 pandemic has killed nearly 89,000 people worldwide since the disease first emerged in December. More than 1.5 million people are infected, according to a France Presse report at 11 a.m.
According to data from the French news agency, according to official data, there are more than 1,519,260 cases of infection and 88,981 deaths in 192 countries and territories.
12:52 pm – “Easter at home”. The traffic control operation takes place in Portimão
The authorities only allow travel between municipalities for those who work and are justified. Aid to the elderly is also an accepted justification by the authorities. Whoever intends to go shopping, for example, will have to stay in the municipality of residence.
12:23 pm – António Costa announces decision on the third period at 2:00 pm
The Council of Ministers to decide how the third period will be carried out in the country’s schools. The Prime Minister will announce the Government’s decision at 2 in the afternoon.
12:14 pm – Iran exceeds 4,000 dead
Iranian authorities announced another 117 deaths Thursday from the new coronavirus. The official balance of the pandemic is now 4,110 dead.
The figures show a downward trend in new infections. According to the Ministry of Health, 1,634 new cases were detected. In total there are 66,220 confirmed cases in the country.
12h02 – Bangladesh. Total seclusion in refugee camps.
The “total confinement” was imposed in the Cox’s Bazar district in south-eastern Bangladesh, where close to a million Rohingya live in the world’s largest refugee camp. You cannot enter or leave the camp “until the situation improves,” authorities said.
11:33 am – Santa Maria quadruples intensive care beds
The Santa María Hospital in Lisbon will quadruple its intensive care capacity, reaching 120 beds.
Or it reinforced about 40 beds, distributed by four intensive care units and which will be linked to the second phase of the pandemic, in the case of needs, “preserving or supporting the doente não covid-19”, referral or University Hospital Center Lisbon North.
This increase results from purchases and doações da sociedade civil, announciou or hospital center.
11h11 – Doctors alert for lack of response to other priority teachers
In order to order two Doctors alerted this fifth-day for lack of respect to the top priority of the Covid-19, who said they will be relegated to the background.
As áreas que carecem de atenção mas que “não podem esperar” incluem a oncologia ou os transplantes.
Há doentes não Covid-19 que “por falta de estratégia e organização da tutela, estão a ser relegados para segundo plano em patologias que não podem esperar”, denuncia a Ordem dos Médicos.
10h43 – Cuidados intensivos do Hospital Santa Maria, em Lisboa
10h39 – Controlos em marcha nas estradas portuguesas
Durante o período da Páscoa é necessária uma justificação para sair do concelho de residência. Na 2ª Circular, as autoridades estão a controlar o tráfego rodoviário, o que está a gerar filas longas.
Também no IC2 decorrem ações de fiscalização. Luís Teixeira, chefe da PSP, conta que a operação de fiscalização naquele local começou às 7h00 e que não houve ainda nenhuma ocorrência digna de registo. As pessoas têm cumprido as regras, realça o chefe da PSP.
As autoridades também estão a controlar a passagem de veículos logo após a saída da autoestrada A42, no acesso a Paços de Ferreira. Os principais pontos de passagem entre concelhos estão a merecer grande atenção por parte da GNR.
10h34 – Mais 683 mortos em Espanha. Número de vítimas mortais ultrapassa as 15 mil no país
O Ministério espanhol da Saúde contabiliza 683 vítimas mortais nas últimas horas, num total de 15.238 mortes no país desde o início da pandemia.
Há registo de 152.446 casos, 5.756 novos infetados nas últimas 24 horas. Desde o início da pandemia, 52.165 doentes ficaram curados.
10h03 – Alemanha. Número de vítimas ultrapassa as 2.000
A Alemanha regista hoje 2.107 vítimas mortais, mais 246 do que na quarta-feira. É o maior aumento diário do número de mortes.
Há um total de 108.202 casos diagnosticados, uma subida de 4.974 nas últimas 24 horas.
10h00 – Espanha incapaz de contar vítimas mortais
O jornal El País noticia esta quinta-feira que os dados divulgados diariamente pelo Ministério da Saúde revelam-se insuficientes para fornecer uma imagem, ainda que aproximada, da tragédia.
9h02 – Centro Europeu admite uso generalizado de máscaras
O Centro Europeu de Doenças admite o uso generalizado de máscaras pela população em locais fechados e com muita gente, apenas como complementar à etiqueta respiratória e distância de segurança.
O Centro Europeu de Prevenção e Controlo de Doenças (ECDC) alerta que com o uso das máscaras há o risco de uma falsa sensação de segurança.
Alerta também que é importante saber remover a máscara e que a remoção de forma errada pode aumentar o risco.
8h45 – Declarações de Fernando Henrique Cardoso à Antena 1
O antigo presidente do Brasil disse à Antena 1 que o atual Presidente, Jair Bolsonaro, não é a pessoa indicada para lidar com esta pandemia, mas ainda espera que Bolsonaro corriga a situação.
8h26 – Trump insiste nas críticas à OMS
O Presidente dos Estados Unidos criticou a ação da Organização Mundial de Saúde nesta pandemia e ameaçou mesmo deixar de pagar.
8h12 – Los Angeles pede a residentes para ficarem em casa
As autoridades de saúde estão a pedir aos residentes que evitem ir às compras nos próximos dias, designando uma semana para ficarem em casa.
Os supermercados de Los Angeles estão a implementar medidas restritivas em março, estão a funcionar com horário reduzido e limitam o número de pessoas dentro das instalações a cada momento.
7h45 – Mais de milhão e meio de casos à escala mundial
Às 5h30 desta quinta-feira estavam registados mais de um milhão e meio de casos de infeção pelo novo coronavírus em todo o mundo, segundo a contagem da agência France Presse, a partir de fontes oficiais.
O número de casos de infeção era de 1.502.478. Morreram vítimas da Covid-19 87.320 pessoas em 192 países e territórios.
A agência noticiosa francesa volta a sublinhar que “o número de casos diagnosticados apenas reflete uma fração do número real de contaminações”. Isto porque um número considerável de países só faz testes a casos considerados graves.
7h36 – Números dos Estados Unidos
Os Estados Unidos registaram ontem 1973 mortes causadas pela Covid-19, depois de na véspera terem também registado um número muito próximo dos dois mil, segundo os cálculos da Universidade Johns Hopkins.
O número total de vítimas mortais da pandemia em solo norte-americano é agora de 14.695.
Os Estados Unidos são o segundo país com maior número de mortes desde que o surto começou. Itália é o país do mundo com mais vítimas mortais: 17.669 óbitos em 139.422 casos.
Por outro lado, a América surge como o país com o maior número de casos confirmados, mais de um quarto dos casos mundiais. Há mais de 429 mil pessoas infetadas pelo novo coronavírus.
7h27 – Números da China
As autoridades chinesas registaram, nas últimas 24 horas, 63 novos casos de infeção pelo novo coronavírus, incluindo dois de contágio local em Guangdong, província próxima da região administrativa especial de Macau.
Em Hubei, província chinesa que foi o ponto de origem da pandemia, morreram duas pessoas. Contudo, não houve registo de novos casos. Isto um dia depois de terminado o bloqueio à cidade de Wuhan.
As autoridades da China revelaram ainda ter detetado 56 novos casos assintomáticos, elevando o total para 1151.
De acordo com os dados oficiais, o número total de infetados no colosso asiático, desde o início da pandemia, é de 81.856. Morreram 3.335 pessoas e outas 77.370 tiveram alta após cura.
6h55 – Ponto de situação
Já estão em vigor as restrições à circulação impostas para o período da Páscoa.
Desde a meia-noite e 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. Às 0h00 começou a operação Páscoa em Casa, com
medidas ainda mais restritivas. Os cidadãos não podem sair do concelho
onde residem.
Estas medidas impostas pelo Governo pretendem restringir os contactos sociais em contexto de pandemia.
Na área metropolitana do Porto, a Operação Páscoa tem dois pontos de controlo fixos: um está montado à entrada da Ponte da Arrábida, no sentido norte-sul; o outro fica junto à Ponte do Freixo, também no sentido norte-sul.
Além destes dois pontos, a fiscalização dos veículos também está a ser feita noutros locais.
Na capital, as principais saídas estiveram muito condicionadas ao final do dia de quarta-feira, em ambos os sentidos.
Milhares de automobilistas fizeram fila nas pontes Vasco da Gama e 25 de Abril.
Acabaram por ser paradas nas diversas operações montadas pela PSP e pela GNR.
Aeroportos encerrados
Todos os aeroportos do país estão encerrados. Também desde a meia-noite estão proibidos os voos comerciais de passageiros. As únicas exceções são aterragens de emergência, voos humanitários ou de repatriamento.
A proibição está em vigor até às 24h00 de dia 13 de abril, abrangendo o período da páscoa.
A medida restritiva insere-se no que foi decretado para o estado de emergência, prolongado até 17 de abril.
Dia de decisão sobre as escolas
O Governo anuncia esta quinta-feira a sua decisão sobre as atividades letivas presenciais no terceiro período, após ter auscultado, ao longo de dois dias, especialistas, representantes da comunidade escolar, partidos, sindicatos e os órgãos consultivos do Ministério da Educação.
Todos os estabelecimentos de ensino, desde creches a universidades e institutos politécnicos, estão de portas fechadas desde 16 de março, numa tentativa de conter a propagação do novo coronavírus.
A medida foi agora reavaliada e o Executivo de António Costa prepara-se para revelar se vai manter a suspensão das aulas durante o terceiro período que, para a maioria dos alunos do ensino básico e secundário, começaria na próxima segunda-feira.
E declarações à agência Lusa, a presidente do Conselho Nacional de Educação, que esteve na terceira reunião sobre a situação epidemiológica da Covid-19 em Portugal, adiantou que as aulas do último período vão arrancar ainda à distância. Considerou mesmo pouco viável o retorno às escolas em maio.
Essa possibilidade tinha sido levantada pelo primeiro-ministro, António Costa, que na sexta-feira apontou o dia 04 de maio como a data limite para um recomeço das aulas presenciais que assegure o cumprimento com normalidade do calendário escolar, designadamente no ensino secundário.
O quadro da pandemia em Portugal
O número de vítimas mortais da Covid-19 em território português voltou na quarta-feira a aumentar.
De acordo com o último boletim da Direção-Geral da Saúde, morreram mais 35 pessoas. Desde o início da epidemia, perderam a vida 380.
Estão confirmados 13.141 casos de infeção, mais 699 do que no dia anterior. Há 1211 pessoas internadas – 245 estão nos cuidados intensivos.O novo coronavírus, na origem da pandemia da
Covid-19, já infetou mais de 1,4 milhões de pessoas em todo o mundo.
Morreram mais de 82 mil. Foram dadas como curadas 260 mil pessoas.
A Região Autónoma dos Açores registou a primeira morte por Covid-19. Trata-de de um homem que se encontrava internado e que terá sido infetado por profissionais de saúde.
A Autoridade de Saúde Regional adiantou que o doente tinha “cerca de 90 anos” e “morbilidades associadas”.
Na última conferência de imprensa, a diretora-geral da Saúde afirmou que ainda não é possível estimar se o pico da infeção já passou, mas admitiu que os dados mostram uma estabilização.
Graça Freitas apela à cautela cautela na análise da curva de infeções.
