Wear a mask on public transport or cop a fine, and Portugal passes 1000 deaths

English language coronavirus news in Portugal on May 1, 2020.

May 01, 2020

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By the numbers

It’s been approaching for a few days now and today we unfortunately passed 1000 deaths. It’s a sad milestone and a bit of a reminder of the impact this thing is having, in case we’re not all already blindingly aware. The increase in confirmed cases is a bit better than yesterday (540) but a bit worse than the day before (183).

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