Numbers in intensive care ‘could reach over 450 by end January’
In spite of the ‘more benign nature’ of Omicron, experts reporting to the government at Infarmed this morning have warned that between 4% – 12% of the population could end
At least 86% of population has antibodies against SARS-CoV-2
According to the most recent serologic inquiry, 86% of the Portuguese population has antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 – either acquired through vaccinations or natural infection. Baltazar Nunes, an epidemiologist working out
Omicron currently responsible for 90% of infections in Portugal
The Omicron variant is currently responsible for 90% of all infections in Portugal. In the week before Christmas, it was most prevalent in the Lisbon/ Vale do Tejo region, while
Vaccine effectiveness against Omicron falls to between 52%-72% unless ‘boosted’
Ana Paula Rodrigues of INSA (the public health institute Dr Ricardo Jorge) has told this morning’s Covid status report meeting at Infarmed that vaccine effectiveness against Omicron falls to between
Over 60s ‘three to five times less likely to die from Covid with complete vaccination’, meeting hears
The risk of death is three to five times less likely in people with complete vaccination (meaning two shots plus booster) over the age of 60, this morning’s meeting between
Isolation for asymptomatic positives reduced to seven days from Monday January 10
New DGS orientation on the number of days asymptomatic positives should remain in isolation comes into effect from next Monday. Anyone who tests positive but shows no symptoms will be
Infections spreading through all age groups, particularly over-80s
Pedro Pinto Leite for the DGS has told this morning’s meeting that hospital admissions due to Covid-19 are below the level of alert, while intensive care admissions are ‘well below’.
Cumulative incidence now up to over 2,000 cases per 100,000
This morning’s meeting between Portugal’s ‘pandemic experts’ and members of the government opened at 10, with news that the 14-day cumulative incidence nationally is running at just over 2,000 cases
Vaccine elected ‘word of 2021’
Vaccine has been elected ‘word of 2021’ by 45.4% of people who took part in the online initiative run by Porto Editora publishing house. Justification for the choise was given
DGS Tuesday bulletin registers almost 20,000 ‘newly recovered’ against just under 26,000 new infections
Today’s Covid bulletin shows another 25,836 new infections have been registered in what has been a massive rush to testing centres. Recent days have seen many hundreds of thousands of