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Othe most recent data from DirectionGeneral of Health report 5,891 new cases of infection for the new coronavirus and 79 deaths associated with the disease Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. Since the beginning of pandemic, Portugal has already registered 3,632 deaths and 236,015 contagions SARS–The-2, being active 78,641 cases, 1,555 more than the previous day.

Politicians, experts and social partners will come together again for meetings on the evolution of Covid-19 in Portugal, this Thursday, at 10am, at Infarmed, in Lisbon. The last of these meetings took place more than two months ago.

A pandemic of the new coronavirus has killed 1,339,130 ​​people worldwide since the WHO in China reported the onset of the disease in December.

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Follow HERE THE MINUTE the latest developments on the Covid-19:

11:12 – At a press conference, to give an account of Covid-19 numbers in Europe, Hans Kluge, regional director of OMS, stated that “vaccines will not kill the virus”, although they represent “great hope in the fight against Covid-19”. “Europe accounts for 28% of cases worldwide and 26% of deaths. One person dies every 17 seconds from the new coronavirus in Europe “, he said, referring that, despite these worrying data,” confinements should happen only as a last resort “, since these have led to other problems such as excessive alcohol consumption and implications for mental health.

11h05 – The South Zone Doctors Union (SMZS) denounces this Thursday that, “despite the dramatic lack of resources of the Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central (CHULC), recently recognized by the Board of Directors, the president of the Centro Hospitalar” insists on a narrative totally dissociated from reality “. At stake are statements made to RTP, this Monday, in which the chairman of the CHULC Board of Directors, Rosa Valente Matos, “refused to admit that the provision of activity to Covid and non-Covid patients has only been possible due to the appeal systematic overtime and extraordinary effort by doctors “.

10h48 – The Africa CDC director stressed today that only monitoring the “hot zones” of the covid-19 pandemic in Africa and an adequate rapid response can “lessen the impact of a second and eventual third wave on the continent”. The African continent today surpassed the two million reported cases of infection (2,013,388), which corresponds to 3.6% of the total cases of infection reported worldwide.

10h41 – O leader of the Greek Orthodox Church, Archbishop Ieronymos, was hospitalized with Covid-19 “mild symptoms”. The 82-year-old archbishop tested positive for the new coronavirus before developing a fever on Wednesday, said the director of his press office, Harris Konidaris, quoted by AFP.

10h12 – A Russia exceeded 2 million infected this Wednesday after registering the highest number of infected daily, since the beginning of the pandemic. This Thursday, the country registered 23,610 new cases of Covid-19, in a total of 2,015,608 cases. The accumulated value of deaths is now 34,850, after registering 463 more deaths in 24 hours.

9h34 – Nearly a million people took doses of a experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus – developed by Sinopharm – through the country’s emergency use program. China launched the national emergency program in July, which so far includes three vaccine candidates for essential workers and other limited groups. Although clinical trials that prove its safety and efficacy have not yet been completed, so far, no adverse reaction has been reported by those who received the vaccine, said the Chinese pharmacist.

9h26 – Hypertension and diabetes increase risk of brain damage by Covid-19? This is what concludes an investigation that will be presented at the annual meeting of the Radiology Society of North America, which reveals that certain pathologies can dangerously increase the likelihood of brain damage resulting from Covid-19. According to the researchers, hypertension and diabetes stand out as the main threats.

9h14 – Discover the stories of Fernando, Rui and António, saved from death by Covid-19. Symptoms of fever, tiredness and cough that became months of intensive care and more months of post-infection rehabilitation with a new coronavirus translate into “moral authority” to ask: “Protect yourself and take care of each other”.

8h52 – A 60-year-old woman was beaten by a couple at a subway station in Brooklyn, USA, last Friday, after telling them to wear face protection masks. Video surveillance images show the moment when the boy pushes his wife and enters the elevator, ignoring her request. The sexagenarian then tries to prevent the girl from entering, followed by the aggression.

8h45 – O Santa Maria Hospital the current intensive care capacity for Covid-19 patients almost exhausted on Wednesday, with only one bed free, but plans to expand the capacity to 28 places and, if necessary, reach 48. On Wednesday, the hospital suspended all non-urgent surgical activity that involves hospitalization, because of the need to respond to the pandemic.

8h37 – The Covid-19 pandemic, the resulting economic crisis and economic aid to the 73 poorest countries in the world will focus, next weekend, on virtual summit of the 20 most industrialized economies on the planet (G20). Organized for the first time by an Arab country, Saudi Arabia, and in an unprecedented format of videoconference, the summit will address the question of the implications of the pandemic in the global economic and health context – Covid-19 has already infected almost 56 million people and killed more than 1.3 million – and possible measures to relaunch the economy in the world.

8h24 – According to a new British study, mouthwashes can inactivate the new coronavirus, which causes Covid-19, in just 30 seconds. However, despite research suggesting that the use of the substance can help kill the virus in saliva, so far there is no scientific evidence that it can be used to treat SARS-CoV-2, as it does not reach the respiratory tract. or the lungs.

8h13 – O African continent today it has surpassed the barrier of two million infected with the new coronavirus, with Covid-19 causing 48,408 deaths, informed the African Union’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Africa). Since the first continental infection was detected on February 14 in Egypt, the 55 member states of the African Union have accumulated 2,013,388 cases. Of these, 1,703,498 patients recovered.

7h39 – The number of confirmed cases in the Germany, in the last 24 hours, is 22,609, a figure that increases the cumulative total of infected in the country to 855,912. According to data from the Robert Koch Institute, there are also 251 more fatalities since yesterday. The German country thus accounts for 13,370 deaths since the beginning of pandemic.

7h33 – The United States recorded 1,751 dead and 157,952 infected like New coronavirus in the past 24 hours, according to the independent count from Johns Hopkins University. The total Deaths since the beginning of pandemic increased to 250,180 and that of cases to 11,498,515. The USA thus, they surpass the somber mark of 250 thousand dead.

7h31 – O Mexico recorded 502 dead and 3,918 infected like New coronavirus in 24 hours, increasing the total Deaths 99,528 and 1,015,071 cases, informed the Ministry of Health.

7h27 – A vaccine that is being developed by Oxford University shows to be safe and provoke an immune response in older people, according to a study released today by the Lancet scientific journal. According to the preliminary results of the second phase of clinical trials published today, “the vaccine britânica against SARS–CoV-2 shows safety and immunity results in healthy adults aged 56 and over similar to those shown in people aged 18 to 55 “.

7h13 – O Japan is on “high alert” after registering a record number of infections per day coronavirus, said the Prime Minister today, Yoshihide Suga, without announcing new immediate restrictions. More than 2,000 cases were reported Wednesday in the country, including nearly 500 in Tokyo, two new highs, according to official figures.

7h09 – The Health Commission of China announced today that it has identified 12 cases of Covid-19, in the last 24 hours, all from abroad. The imported cases were detected in the municipalities of Shanghai (east) and Chongqing (center) and in the provinces of Sichuan (south-west), Fujian (southeast), Guangxi (south), Inner Mongolia (north), Zhejiang (east) and Guangdong (southeast).

7h03 – As meetings on the evolution of Covid-19 in Portugal, which bring together politicians, specialists and social partners, will be resumed, starting at 10 am, at Infarmed, in Lisbon. The last was over two months ago. Issues such as the possible extension of the state of emergency, an assessment of the measures taken so far and the trend of the disease’s evolution in the country will be under analysis.

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