NSortugal notified 2,499 new cases and 11 more deaths within 24 hours, as indicated in the epidemiological bulletin issued this Saturday by the General Directorate of Health (DGS). Since the beginning of the pandemic, 18 321 people have died in our country, 1 122 283 people have been infected.
Changes to the Covid-19 booster vaccination process also require internal reorganization of the coordination coreIn addition to increasing resources on the ground, the man in charge of the plan, Colonel Carlos Peña Gonçalves, acknowledged.
The restrictions adopted this week by governments of many countries to contain the new wave of Covid-19 in Europe, led to the fact that this Saturday thousands in protest to the streets in Austria, as well as in Northern Ireland, the Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland and Croatia.
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14h57 – Climbing the fifth wave in France is dazzling, government stresses
14h16 – Portugal Records Eleven More Deaths and 2,499 New Covid-19 Cases
Portugal registered in the last hours, eleven more deaths (an increase of 0.06%) and 2,499 new cases (a change of 0.22%) related to Covid-19. These data are published in the latest epidemiological bulletin published this Sunday by the General Directorate of Health (DGS). Since the beginning of the pandemic, 18 321 people have died in our country, 1 122 283 people have been infected.
13h55 – Thousands of people march in Brussels against new restrictions
Thousands of people demonstrated today in downtown Brussels against the restrictions imposed by the Belgian government to control the new wave of Covid-19 that is hitting the country.
The protest march lined up behind a huge banner with the words “Together for Freedom”, which passed through some streets of the city, and some protesters also protest vaccinationbut no records of violence.
13h43 – UK investigates “racial bias” in medical devices
The British government is investigating whether “racial bias” in some medical devices has caused blacks and Asians to disproportionately fall ill and die from Covid-19.
UK Health Minister Sajid Javid said Sunday that the pandemic has highlighted inequalities in access to health care between race and gender. Quoted by AP, the official said a third of those admitted to intensive care in the UK at the height of the pandemic were people of black origin and ethnic minorities, more than double its share of the population.
13h27 – French special forces sent to Guadeloupe to contain riots
A contingent of French police special forces will be sent to Guadeloupe’s overseas territory today to contain the unrest that has erupted due to restrictions imposed on the fight against Covid-19.
This is what the German newspaper Bild writes in its paper version this Sunday, showing that the Bundesliga champions will follow a new law, passed in Germany, which allows an employee to be reduced in salary in case he has to isolate himself due to the fact that he immunized.
11h21 – Forty protesters were arrested in the Netherlands. Five police officers were injured.
This Sunday was the second day of dawn in a row when clashes occurred. Dutch authorities used water cannons, dogs and police on horseback to try to disperse young protesters, who, among other things, were set on fire during the protests.
09:17 – More than 1,252 deaths were registered in Russia
07:18 – Germany. 75 more deaths and 42,727 new cases of Covid-19
Germany registered, in the last hours, Another 75 deaths and 42,727 new cases related to Covid-19. The data was released this Sunday by the Robert Koch Institute. In total, since the beginning of the pandemic, 99,062 deaths and 5,354,942 infections have been registered in the country.
07:10 –China has revealed 17 cases of infection in the last 24 hours
China has identified 17 cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, four of which were caused by local infection and contamination. overseasThis was announced today by the country’s health authorities.
07h06 – Write down:
“Obviously, more boosters will be needed” to vaccinate everyone. Under Secretary of State for Health António Lacerda Sales, with more than 1.8 million people to be vaccinated in the coming weeks, admits that will need to “allocate more resources” current vaccination plan;
Vaccination centers reopen on Sunday in Madeira due to increased demand. Madeira Covid-19 Vaccination Centers will be open on Sunday due to growing demand registered since Friday following the announcement of new measures to contain the pandemic, the regional health department said yesterday;
Brazil has already introduced over 300 million Covid-19 vaccines. Brazil has recorded 8,833 cases of Covid-19 and 217 deaths related to the disease in the past 24 hours, according to figures released by the Ministry of Health this Saturday, the day the country surpassed the mark. 300 million doses of vaccine delivered…