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‘Avalanche’ of flu and other illnesses hitting emergency departments // WHO updates pandemic plan // Rapid tests remain free

‘Avalanche’ of flu and other illnesses hitting emergency departments // WHO updates pandemic plan // Rapid tests remain free

Portuguese news in English on Saturday, April 2, 2022

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Case numbers (70,111, down 5169) and the number of people in ICU (61, down 3) have fallen, while deaths (148, up 8) and the number of people in hospital generally (1180, up 16) have increased slightly since last week The fortnightly average is 28 deaths/million, an 11% increase and above the target of 20 to lift restrictions, Público repor…

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