What is a Covid 19 death?
We constantly hear in the news phrases like "Covid has already killed X number of people in a given country" or "X number of people have died due to the…
A brief overview of the pandemic
On 3 March this year the WHO revealed the characteristics of this new virus detected in China. It would have a lethality rate of 3.4% which was the result of…
Chuva e humidade inutilizam máscaras
A Direção-Geral da Saúde (DGS) recomendou o uso de máscara ao ar livre sempre que o distanciamento físico não pode ser garantido, no seu plano da saúde para o período…
Study: Why is the Covid mortality rate so different between countries?
The Covid mortality rate is more associated with social factors such as life expectancy, the public health context, the economy and financial support, and the environment (temperature and UV), than…
Portugal: Hospitalization occupancy rate in October is lower than in the last 3 years
Last October’s hospitalisation rate is lower than in the last three years, according to public data provided by the National Health Service on the Transparency Portal. Transparency Portal. With the…
The two paradigms for tackling the pandemic
Despite the various perspectives on the response to this pandemic, there are two prevailing currents within the scientific community. Especially now that some evidence is more consolidated, these two fields…
Estudo: Porque é que a taxa de mortalidade Covid é tão distinta entre os países?
A taxa de mortalidade Covid está mais associada a fatores sociais como a esperança de vida, o contexto de saúde pública, a economia e os apoios financeiros, e ao ambiente…
Fight against Covid divides scientists: what the two ideological groups advocate
Although there are multiple views on the pandemic, two substantially different models share the preference of most researchers, policy makers and the general population. In this table, we summarize these…
Taxa de ocupação de internamento em outubro inferior à dos últimos 3 anos
A taxa de ocupação de internamento do passado mês de outubro é inferior à dos últimos três anos, de acordo com os dados públicos fornecidos pelo Serviço Nacional de Saúde…
Study in Wuhan indicates that asymptomatics may not transmit the virus
A study in Wuhan, based on tests on almost 10 million residents, showed that “there was no evidence of transmission of asymptomatic positive people to close contacts and no asymptomatic…
The profile of Covid deaths- Italian reality
In Italy, only 3.3% of the Covid-19 deaths investigated do not show comorbidities (other previous serious pathologies). 65.3% of the deaths had 3 or more comorbidities, 18.6% had two, and…
More than half of the Portuguese population is overweight. Obesity is a Covid risk factor
According to the Portuguese Society for the Study of Obesity (SPEO), 34.8 percent of the Portuguese population is pre-obese and more than half the population (57.1 percent) is obese or…
