NurPhoto via Getty ImagesKEY FACTSPortugal reported 646 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, more than double the average daily case count for August, according to data from the country’s Ministry of Health. Daily cases have increased gradually over the last two weeks, but Portugal still remains below its mid-April peak. Key BackgroundPortugal, like most of Western Europe, began lifting its strict lockdowns and travel restrictions after Covid-19 cases began to plummet in May. Big Number61,541: that’s the total number of Covid-19 cases reported in Portugal since the virus first arrived in the country. Further reading‘Here We Go Again’: A Second Virus Wave Hits Spain (New York Times)Coronavirus spikes in Spain, France and U.K. raise specter of second wave (NBC News)

Source: Forbes September 09, 2020 16:30 UTC