covid-19 pandemic in portugal covid-19 pandemic in portugal the covid-19 pandemic in portugal was a part of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2). on 2 march 2020, the virus was confirmed to have reached the country when it was reported that two men, a 60-year-old doctor who travelled to the north of italy on vacation and a 33-year-old man working in spain, tested positive for covid-19. on 16 march 2020, the first death from covid-19 was reported in portugal. covid-19 pandemic in portugalmap of municipalities with coronavirus cases (as of 19 october 2020): 300-2999 confirmed cases 30-299 confirmed cases 3-29 confirmed cases 1-3 confirmed cases 0 confirmed cases diseasecovid-19virus strainsars-cov-2locationportugalfirst outbreakwuhan, hubei, chinaindex caseportoarrival date2 march 2020(3 years, 2 months, 1 week and 4 days)confirmed cases5,582,987recovered5,548,550deaths26,616fatality rate0.48%vaccinations9,784,298 (total vaccinated)8,898,956 (fully vaccinated)28,167,414 (doses administered)government websitecovid19.min-saude.pt/ponto-de-situacao-atual-em-portugal/ on 11 october 2020, the number of confirmed cases in portugal exceeded the number of confirmed cases in china. on 19 october 2020, the number of confirmed cases in the country crossed the 100,000-mark. the number of confirmed cases in portugal also crossed the 200,000-mark on 13 november 2020, the 300,000-mark at the beginning of december 2020, the 400,000-mark on 29 december 2020, the 500,000-mark on 13 january 2021, the 600,000-mark on 22 january 2021, the 700,000-mark on 30 january 2021, the 800,000-mark on 22 february 2021, the 900,000-mark on 9 july 2021 and the one-million-mark on 14 august 2021. on 2 march 2021, the first anniversary of the covid-19 pandemic in the country was commemorated. it was six days after the number of confirmed cases in portugal exceeded 800,000. as of 24 october 2021, portugal administered about 16.6 million doses; over 9 million people had received at least 1 dose and over 8.86 million people were fully vaccinated, 87% and 86% of eligible population, respectively. the country is currently undergoing a fifth wave of the pandemic. that situation was announced by the dgs in november 2021. background on 12 january 2020, the world health organization (who) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in wuhan city, hubei province, china, which was reported to the who on 31 december 2019. the case fatality ratio for covid-19 has been much lower than sars of 2003, but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll. timeline covid-19 cases in portugal () deaths recoveries active cases202020202021202120222022marmarapraprmaymayjunjunjuljulaugaugsepsepoctoctnovnovdecdecjanjanfebfebmarmarapraprmaymayjunjunjuljulaugaugsepsepoctoctnovnovdecdecjanjanfebfebmarmarapraprlast 15 dayslast 15 days date# of cases# of deaths 2020-03-022(n.a.) 2020-03-034(+2) 2020-03-046(+2) 2020-03-059(+3) 2020-03-0613(+4) 2020-03-0721(+8) 2020-03-0830(+9) 2020-03-0939(+9) 2020-03-1041(+2) 2020-03-1159(+18) 2020-03-1278(+19) 2020-03-13112(+34) 2020-03-14169(+57) 2020-03-15245(+76) 2020-03-16331(+86)1(n.a.) 2020-03-17448(+117)1(=) 2020-03-18642(+194)2(+1) 2020-03-19785(+143)3(+1) 2020-03-201,020(+235)6(+3) 2020-03-211,280(+260)12(+6) 2020-03-221,600(+320)14(+2) 2020-03-232,060(+460)23(+9) 2020-03-242,362(+302)33(+10) 2020-03-252,995(+633)43(+10) 2020-03-263,544(+549)60(+17) 2020-03-274,268(+724)76(+16) 2020-03-285,170(+902)100(+24) 2020-03-295,962(+792)119(+19) 2020-03-306,408(+446)140(+21) 2020-03-317,443(+1,035)160(+20) 2020-04-018,251(+808)187(+27) 2020-04-029,034(+783)209(+22) 2020-04-039,886(+852)246(+37) 2020-04-0410,524(+638)266(+20) 2020-04-0511,278(+754)295(+29) 2020-04-0611,730(+452)311(+16) 2020-04-0712,442(+712)345(+34) 2020-04-0813,141(+699)380(+35) 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2022-03-043,308,438(+13,747)21,162(+21) 2022-03-053,322,134(+13,696)21,182(+20) 2022-03-063,332,200(+10,066)21,199(+17) 2022-03-073,337,806(+5,606)21,216(+17) ⋮ 2022-03-143,416,570(n.a.)21,339(n.a.) ⋮ 2022-03-213,491,846(n.a.)21,476(n.a.) ⋮ 2022-03-283,561,957(n.a.)21,645(n.a.) ⋮ 2022-04-043,778,225(n.a.)21,733(n.a.) ⋮ 2022-04-113,841,334(n.a.)21,935(n.a.) ⋮ 2022-04-183,905,880(n.a.)21,993(n.a.) ⋮ 2022-04-253,976,259(n.a.)22,162(n.a.) sources: portuguese directorate-general of health via official facebook page and website march march 2: the first two recorded cases of covid-19 confirmed in portugal. march 12: the portuguese government declared the highest level of alert because of covid-19 and said it would be maintained until 9 april. portugal entered a mitigation phase as community transmission was detected. march 18: the president of the republic, marcelo rebelo de sousa, declared the entirety of the portuguese territory in a state of emergency for the following fifteen days, with the possibility of renewal, the first since the carnation revolution in 1974. march 24: the portuguese government admitted that the country could not contain the virus any longer. march 26: the country entered the "mitigation stage". the health care sites dedicated to fighting the disease started including the portugal health centres groups (agrupamentos de centros de saúde, aces). april april 2: the parliament approved the extension of the state of emergency, as requested by the president. the state of emergency will remain until 17 april, subject to further extensions of similar duration. under the new regulations, for the easter traditions, from 9 april (maundy thursday) to 13 april (easter monday) the portuguese government decreed special measures in restricting people movements between municipalities (portuguese: municípios or concelhos) with very few exceptions, closing all airports to civil transportation and increased control in the national borders. april 30: the portuguese ministers' council approved a plan to start releasing the country from the covid-19 container measures and cancelling the state of emergency. may may 2: the state of emergency was canceled. may 4: portugal started the first phase in easing restrictions. small street stores reopened (see response, return to normal section). may 18: portugal entered the second phase in easing restrictions. nurseries and the last two years of the secondary school reopened, along with restaurants, cafés, medium-sized street stores and some museums, all with mandatory usage of mask and distance rules. september september 15: "state of alert" to nationwide "state of contingency". the decision is thought to prepare the country for the return of students and teachers for the new academic year, the return of workers into the workplace from months of work-from-home policies and for the possible surge of new cases due to the beginning of fall and winter. the following measures were adopted: mandatory domiciliary or hospital confinement for people infected with covid-19 or subject to active health surveillance. prohibition of gatherings with more than 10 people. prohibition of the consumption of alcoholic beverages in public areas. prohibition of sales of alcoholic beverages in service areas and gas stations. general commercial establishments have to be closed at 8 p.m. supermarkets can remain open until 10 p.m, however the sale of alcoholic beverages after 8 p.m is prohibited. restaurants can remain open beyond 8 p.m for local consumption (both in the interior of the commercial establishment or on the outside, where permitted) and for take-away services and home delivery. closing time for the following establishments were not fixed: gas stations (which can remain open 24 hours per day exclusively for the sale of fuel), pharmacies, funeral homes, sports establishments, clinics and medical establishments. october october 14 : government declares "state of calamity" due to surge in new cases. january january 15 : government reinstates nationwide lockdown due to a surge in new cases. january 17 : portugal registers the highest number of coronavirus cases in europe per capita over the last seven days, according to oxford university's ourworldindata.org. january 21 : government declares closure of all schools, kindergartens and universities for at least 15 days. the decision was motivated by the increase in infections caused by the uk sars-cov-2 variant. january 22: catholic bishops decide to discontinue the public celebration of masses, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and other pastoral activities, as of january 23. the shrine of our lady of fátima has been negatively impacted by the pandemic measures. january 23: portugal registers record number of daily cases (15,333) and the highest number of people in intensive care units (720) since the beginning of the pandemic. death toll passes the 10,000 mark (10,194). january 26: portugal registers record number of daily deaths (291). march march 11 : the country launches its second time lockdown for a month. there are now a totaling 813,152 confirmed cases, 16,650 deaths since the pandemic broke out and 793,162 people have taken the vaccination. april portugal is back to lockdown for the second time since 15 jan 2021. april 22, health authorities reported that the country has a total of 833,397 confirmed cases with 16,957 deaths. november november 29, it was announced 13 cases of the omicron coronavirus variant were detected amongst players and staff of top division lisbon soccer club belenenses sad. december december 1, health authorities ordered all members of portuguese soccer club c.d. tondela to go into isolation following a new surge in coronavirus cases in the country. response information access information about the ongoing covid-19 pandemic in the country is hosted on the dgs home website. however, due to the severity of the pandemic a separate website was created dedicated specifically to coronavirus information and updates under the portuguese ministry of health. another governmental website was later created to deal with more generic information explaining the emergency