Portugal with 65,706 new cases and 41 deaths in the last 24 hours
In the last 24 hours, 65,706 new cases of covid-19 were confirmed, indicates the epidemiological bulletin of the Directorate-General for Health (DGS). This is the second day in a row that more than 65,000 new infections are recorded.
The North continues to be the region with the highest number of cases, having reached 27,594, followed by Lisbon and Vale do Tejo (18,590), Centro (11,430), Algarve (2883), Alentejo (2713), Azores (1552) and Madeira (944).
This Thursday’s report (January 27) states that 41 more people died due to infection with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.being the third day in a row that more than four people died in Portugal.
Most of the deaths were in Lisbon17 and Vale do Tejo) and North (15), and they were in the Center (4) and Algarve (2).
Data on the situation of hospitals now show 2249 inmates (less intensive64 than the day before), of which 147 are care units (7 less).
There are, however, the record of more 23,498 cases of people who have recovered from the disease.
With this update, Portugal counts, to date, 558,129 active cases of covid-19, says the report of the health authority.
Rapid professional use antigen tests remain free in February
In view of the current epidemiological situation, rapid tests will continue to be carried out in the month of February, according to an ordinance published this Thursday in Diário da República.
“Without an epidemiological situation, it is important to continue to guarantee a context of current use of the exceptional and temporary regime until February 28, 2022, continuing the use of tests for the detection of SARS-CoV-2”, refers to the decree signed by the Secretary of State for Health, Diogo Serras Lopes.
Each user will be able to receive four free rapid health care tests (TRAg) per month in pharmacies, specialized pathology laboratories or other medical health care establishments. with a valid registration with the Health Regulatory Entity for this purpose.
Under this regime, rapid antigen tests for covid-19 are available in 1351 pharmacies and 684 laboratories in the country, according to data from the National Authority for Medicines and Health Products (Infarmed). There are also 56 health care establishments where these tests can be performed free of charge.
You can consult the list here.
European Center calls for reinforcement of 1,000 inmates to avoid 50
Half of adults (EU) have already received a booster dose of the anti-covid-19 vaccine, but the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) asks for more, warned that this will avoid 500,000 hospitalizations.
“Given a booster dose as a supplement to the primary course and faster, but still only used by 50% of the EU/EEA adult population [União Europeia e Espaço Económico Europeu] and, overall, progress in absorption remains uneven across countries,” stresses the ECDC in a press release.
No day when it publishes a new report from a European estimation support agency, based on doses of risk, in an already different change of models, which can vary between 50 thousand to 80 thousand hospitalizations due to the reduction of highly contagious protection Ón, for possible “more reliable levels of vaccine protection”.
“in more of the booster program of all previous vaccinated reduce the 300 thousand 50 thousand”adds a European agency.
Three times higher infection rates face an earlier spike due to Ómicron
In the statement, the ECDC took the opportunity to warn that infection rates in Europe with SARS-CoV-2 are three times higher compared to the previous peak of the covid-19 pandemic due to the Ómicron variant.
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This “number of people in which there is a high strain and significant strength in many countries in Europe through a series of hospital illnesses of much increase in staff due to illness”.
The center points out that the “social pressure of extension can be extended without precedent”.