The nationwide 14-day infection rate reached nearly 437 cases per 100,000 people on Tuesday, up from 368 cases a day earlier, health ministry data showed. Cases began to surge again in the middle of June after a long decline, propelled by the Delta variant and more socialising among younger groups. Darias said the current pressure on the country's health system was nothing like it was in previous waves of the pandemic. "The most important thing at the moment is to contain the spread of the virus, which will require regional measures," Darias said. The same is happening across the border in Portugal, where the variant is responsible for all cases in the popular Algarve region.

Source: bd News24 July 13, 2021 17:37 UTC