Portugal was hailed as a rare Western European coronavirus success story. However, in recent weeks it’s failed to bring infection rates down in line with its neighbors
Over 90 percent of new cases are in the greater Lisbon area, mostly in an arc of working-class suburbs stretching over the north of the capital.
“We’ve been able to detect and isolate cases quickly in the great majority of cases,” Freitas told a news conference Friday. “The country should be proud of … its public health network’s capacity to cut infection chains by quickly identifying and isolating cases.” “This concentration of cases around Lisbon has not had an impact on the number of people hospitalized or sent to intensive care,” said Freitas. “Most of the cases are healthy young people with light symptoms.”
Top-flight football resumed June 3, but with games played in empty stadiums, the sport is unlikely to make its usual annual contribution of around €400 million to the economy. Rebelo de Sousa donned his trunks and plunged into a chilly Atlantic last week as part of a drive to encourage domestic tourism.
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