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Could Portugal be a feasible holiday destination this summer?- One of the lowest case-rates in Europe.
- Vaccinations on the rise.
Both are key factors considered by the UK
government when categorising nations in early May.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...
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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...
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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.
Speed of inoculation has increased too in recent weeks...
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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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Time for the big question then.
Under the UK government’s “traffic light” system, which category will Portugal fall into?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.
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.
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!/10
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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