Special measures said to be under consideration for Lisbon region, and study reveals lockdown’s life-saving effects

English language coronavirus news in Portugal on May 28, 2020.

By the numbers

Unfortunately today brings the biggest increase in new cases in 20 days, as authorities battle multiple “localised outbreaks” in the Greater Lisbon area. It’s also the second day in a row more new cases have been confirmed than recoveries, even if only by a small margin. The vast majority of new cases (87%, according to Diário de Notícias)…