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Here we follow the developments of the new coronavirus pandemic on an international scale.
The number of deaths caused by Covid-19 on the African continent has exceeded the 1,000 barrier in recent hours, with almost 20,000 cases registered in 52 countries.
According to the newsletter of the African Union Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in the past 24 hours, the number of recorded deaths increased from 961 to 1016, while infections increased from 18,333 to 19,895.
The number of patients recovered from infection increased from 4352 to 4642.
North Africa remains the region most affected by the disease with 8,746 cases, 743 deaths and 1,829 recovered patients.
In West Africa, there are 4404 infections, 118 deaths, and 1233 recovered patients.
The pandemic affects 52 of the 55 countries and territories in Africa. South Africa, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Cameroon account for more than half of the infections and deaths associated with the new coronavirus.
Among the Portuguese-speaking African countries, Cape Verde leads in number of infections, with 56 cases and one death. Guinea-Bissau has 50 people infected with the new coronavirus, and Mozambique has 34 reported cases of the disease.
Angola has 19 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and two deaths, and Sao Tome and Principe, the last Portuguese-speaking African country to detect the disease on its territory, has four cases.
9h36 – Ovar wakes up without a sanitary fence
The RTP report was in the center of Ovar, early this Saturday morning, to understand how the population is reacting to the lifting of the sanitary fence, which occurred at 0:00 a.m.
The presence of Public Security Police officers is visible on the streets, on a mission to raise awareness about compliance with the rules of social distance.
9:22 am – Trump again accuses China
The US president insists on the idea that the number of deaths caused by Covid-19 is “much higher” than indicated by the Chinese authorities.
9h13 – Vila do Conde back centers ready to work
The four rear centers, equipped with 400 beds, that the Municipality of Vila do Conde prepared to respond to the pandemic are starting this Saturday ready to receive people in need of support.
The equipment distributed by the municipality can be activated in an emergency situation for citizens who need a rearguard, with a special focus on the older population, institutionalized in homes or households.
“They will be able to respond to people who are infected and need to be isolated, to residents who have to comply with quarantine, to groups of risks that must be protected or even to health professionals who want to have a place to spend the night. The four centers have different characteristics to give these answers, “explained Mayor Elisa Ferraz, speaking to the Lusa agency.
9h07 – He raised the sanitary cord in Ovar
It should be remembered that since midnight, the inhabitants of the municipality are in the same conditions as the rest of the country. There is no longer an exceptional regimen for Ovar.
Citizens can work inside and outside the municipality. Travel is also allowed for health reasons and for the purchase of essential goods.
The mayor of Ovar says he feels satisfaction and responsibility.
Salvador Malheiro highlights that the situation is controlled, but not resolved, and asks the population of the municipality to maintain exemplary behavior.
8:34 am – Germany sees an increase in numbers
The number of confirmed cases of infection with the new coronavirus in Germany increased by 3,069 in 24 hours to 137,439, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute for Infectious Diseases.
The number of deaths increased from 242 to 4110.
8:30 am – Costa explains measures for the transition
The Prime Minister warns that the use of masks in public transport and commerce is mandatory.
In an interview with the weekly. ExpressAntónio Costa also says that if they start face-to-face classes, they must have different entry times than workers, to avoid contagion.
The prime minister also confirms that he plans to release an additional budget before summer, which includes increased spending to combat the epidemic and the economic crisis.
Costa emphasizes that the recovery will be slow and that state support for the economy will have limitations. The head of government also warns that spending now will mean a tax increase in the future.
7:53 am – New numbers from China
Chinese authorities have recorded 27 cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, including ten of local contagion.
Therefore, China maintains the downward trend in the number of imported cases, after a significant increase earlier this week, among Chinese citizens who entered the northeast Chinese province of Heilongjiang from Russia.
Among the cases of local contagion, seven were detected in Heilongjiang, two in Guangdong province, near Macao, and one in Sichuan, in southwest China.
As of 11:59 p.m. Friday (4:59 p.m. in Lisbon), there were no new deaths.
The country thus reduced the number of “active” infected people to 1,058, including 85 in serious condition.
7:40 am – More than 36,000 dead in the United States
The United States has exceeded 700,000 registered Covid-19 cases since the epidemic began in the country, according to the Johns Hopkins University count.
The country, which since the end of March has been the most affected in the world by the covid-19 caused by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), now has 700,282 contagion cases and 36,773 deaths, he said.The United States is the country with the largest
death toll from respiratory diseases ahead of Italy
(more than 22 thousand dead), Spain (more than 19 thousand dead) and France
(more than 18 thousand dead).
According to the same source at 1:30 a.m. This Saturday in Lisbon, the United States recorded 3,856 deaths in the last 24 hours, a number that includes deaths “probably related” to covid-19 and that were not initially accounted for.
This week, New York announced that it would add 3,778 “probable” Covid-19 deaths to the city’s death toll.
The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control of North America (CDC, a government agency) indicated that the country had, on Friday at 9 p.m. in Lisbon, 33,049 deaths, including 4,226 probable, caused by covid-19.
This number is slightly lower than that advanced by Johns Hopkins University.
7:15 am – State of play
The country began at 3:00 am Saturday, the third period of the state of emergency. Differences are slim compared to the previous 15 days.
The new period was approved on Thursday. Parliament gave the green light for a second renewal proposed by the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, which extends the measure until May 2.In an interview with ExpressAntónio Costa
reveals that he intends to deliver an additional budget before summer.
Stresses that recovery will be slow and that state support for
The economy will have limitations. He also warns that current spending will involve
future tax increases.
During the parliamentary session, Prime Minister António Costa said he hoped it was the last time that the state of emergency would need to be renewed. He also said that the next 15 days “are decisive” to prepare for the next phase, to revive the economy.
The chief executive admitted that some restrictions would be in place for the next year and a half to prevent the pandemic from worsening again until there is a vaccine.
In a message to the country at the end of Thursday, the President of the Republic also expressed the wish that it would be the last time that he signed the renewal of the state of emergency and justified the extension with the need to give “time and space” to the Government to define criteria for the reopening of society and the economy, creating “confidence and security” in the Portuguese.
Also at 0:00 am this Saturday, the sanitary fence was erected in Ovar. Citizens may return to work outside and within the municipality. The circulation is already done, but with rules.
Travel to work is only allowed for health reasons and for the purchase of essential goods.
The population over 60 will have limitations regarding work and the use of a mask is still mandatory.
Workers must also have a minimum distance of three meters between each job. Companies have to limit the number of workers in common spaces to one third, as is the case with dining rooms.
In relation to the security forces, they will remain in Ovar “actively”, but with different characteristics from the current ones.
The Mayor of Ovar says he feels a mixture of satisfaction and responsibility. And it is in this sense that Salvador Malheiro calls on the Ovarians to maintain exemplary and law-abiding behavior.
The number of infected in Alverca’s house increases
Covid-19 cases in the main house of the Mercy of Alverca increased in the last hours to 58, of which 39 users and 19 employees.A nursing home in Porto also has eight users.
infected with the new coronavirus. The health delegate gave the order that
older people are referred to the Mission Hospital, installed in the
Pavilhão Rosa Mota, but the Home Clinic Directorate disputes the decision.
From tests conducted on Friday to users and employees of the main house managed by the Alverca Mercy Assistance and Charity Association (AABMA), 30 users and 54 employees were negative for Covid-19.
The mayor of Vila Franca de Xira, Alberto Mesquita, said that only at the meeting scheduled for this Saturday, starting at 10 am, it will be decided “what to do with the number of users, infected and uninfected, if everyone is in the same installation or not “.
This decision will be made “on the basis of all the data from the tests carried out”, which will only be completed in the next few hours.
The photo in Portugal
According to the latest epidemiological bulletin from the General Directorate of Health, 657 of the 19,022 people registered as infected with the new coronavirus died in the country.Since January 1, 158,940 suspected cases have been registered, of which 4,805 are awaiting test results.
Compared to Thursday’s data, which recorded 629 deaths, an increase of 4.5 percent was observed yesterday.
Regarding the number of confirmed cases of infection with the new coronavirus, DGS data shows that there are 181 more cases, which translates into an increase of 0.96 percent.
The northern region has the highest number of deaths (377), followed by the Center (148), the Lisbon region and the Tagus Valley (119), the Algarve (9) of the Azores (4).
Of the Covid-19 fatalities, 433 were over 80 years old, 135 were between 70 and 79 years old, 61 between 60 and 69 years old, 18 between 50 and 59 years old and eight between 40 and 40 years old. 49 years.Internationally, the Covid-19 pandemic has
caused more than 150 thousand deaths and infected more than 2.2 million people
in 193 countries and territories. More than 483 thousand patients were considered.
cured
Of the total number of infected people, the vast majority are recovering at home, totaling 17,738, minus 199 compared to Thursday.
1,284 people were hospitalized yesterday, minus 18 compared to the previous day, and 222 were in intensive care units, minus seven.
The municipality of Lisbon has the highest number of infection cases (1,020), followed by Porto (1,017 cases), Vila Nova de Gaia (972), Matosinhos (845), Braga (798), Gondomar (797), Maia (714 ), Valongo (562), Ovar (498), Sintra (463) and Coimbra, with 345 cases.
