Portugal flattens coronavirus curve, but too early to reopen economy | Malay Mail

Thursday, 16 Apr 2020 10:50 AM MYT

Portugal has so far reported 18,091 cases and 599 deaths, far below more populous Spain, where more than 18,000 people have died. Health Secretary Antonio Sales said Portugal's coronavirus death rate is 5.5 per cent per 100,000 people, lower than in most European nations. The massive gap in the number of cases and mortality rate between Portugal and other countries is hard to explain. Some experts and doctors have pointed to the fact that Portugal restricted movement of people early on, when cases were still in their hundreds and with just two deaths.

The month of April will be “the worst of all” but signs of recovery could start appearing in May, he said. “We know that some companies will fall by the wayside and there are jobs that will be irretrievably lost,” Siza Vieira said.

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