Read on Twitter- One of the lowest case-rates in Europe.
- Vaccinations on the rise.
Both are key factors considered by the UK
My thread exploring the latest!
To begin, let’s explore cases.
In the last 7-days (April 19-25), Portugal reported 3,441 cases.
That’s a 7-day cumulative case rate per 100,000 people of 33.4.
As mentioned in the first tweet, Portugal’s current case-load is looking much better than other nations...
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In the last 7-days (April 19-25), Portugal reported 3,441 cases.
That’s a 7-day cumulative case rate per 100,000 people of 33.4.
As mentioned in the first tweet, Portugal’s current case-load is looking much better than other nations...
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Alongside the UK, cases in Portugal have effectively plateaued.
This is very good to see, especially with the vaccination programme in effect across the nation.
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This is very good to see, especially with the vaccination programme in effect across the nation.
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Always important to consider testing data too.
Sadly, the testing data for the latest case-set I’ve chosen isn’t available.
I’ve therefore taken the average number of tests taken over the last three weeks & made a prediction of the number of tests done in the last 7-days.
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Sadly, the testing data for the latest case-set I’ve chosen isn’t available.
I’ve therefore taken the average number of tests taken over the last three weeks & made a prediction of the number of tests done in the last 7-days.
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Let’s therefore assume around 260,000 tests were performed in the last 7-days (April 19-25).
With 3,441 tests returning positive in this period, that’s a positivity rate of 1.3%.
This is incredibly low... and something which will be considered by the UK government!
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With 3,441 tests returning positive in this period, that’s a positivity rate of 1.3%.
This is incredibly low... and something which will be considered by the UK government!
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And to make a comparison to other countries, you can see Portugal’s positivity rate is far lower than other nations... https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">
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Sadly, this isn’t Portugal’s strong point.
Like the rest of the European Union, the nation had a slow start.
BUT - the pace has picked up, and things are heading in the right direction...
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We must consider vaccinations too...Sadly, this isn’t Portugal’s strong point.Like the rest of the European Union, the nation had a slow start.BUT - the pace has picked up, and things are heading in the right direction... https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">/7" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💉" title="Spritze" aria-label="Emoji: Spritze"> We must consider vaccinations too...Sadly, this isn’t Portugal’s strong point.Like the rest of the European Union, the nation had a slow start.BUT - the pace has picked up, and things are heading in the right direction... https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">/7" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
As of April 25th, Portugal has given at least one dose to 2,194,527 individuals.
Assuming a population of 10.3 million, that’s equivalent to around 21.3% of Portugal’s inhabitants.
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Assuming a population of 10.3 million, that’s equivalent to around 21.3% of Portugal’s inhabitants.
Speed of inoculation has increased too in recent weeks...
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I’m quite optimistic that from May 17th, we could see Portugal in the “green” category.
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Cases are very low, and so is the positivity rate.
The only concern is vaccinations... but the pace is picking up.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟢" title="Grüner Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Grüner Kreis"> The fact cases & the positivity rate have been low for a while do help the case for the nation to be on the “green” list!
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The only concern is vaccinations... but the pace is picking up.
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Regarding entry restrictions for Brits... Portugal has already lifted their “flight ban” on those travelling from the UK.
Testing / vaccine passport schemes will be in place.
Of course, until May 17th “non-essential” international travel remains banned in the UK.
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Testing / vaccine passport schemes will be in place.
Of course, until May 17th “non-essential” international travel remains banned in the UK.
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I hope this provides an insight into the current situation in Portugal!
Things are looking good for the nation... I just hope the UK government sees this (it has a good chance compared to some other EU nations...!)
Will have more tweets out exploring other countries!
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Things are looking good for the nation... I just hope the UK government sees this (it has a good chance compared to some other EU nations...!)
Will have more tweets out exploring other countries!
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