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By TPN/Lusa, in News · 13 Jan 2021, 15:00 · 4 Comments
The Algarve currently has the highest Covid-19 transmission rate (Rt) in the country. The transmissibility index (Rt) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Portugal is 1.22. In terms of geographical distribution, the Algarve is currently the region of the country with the highest index: 1.29. The North is the region with the lowest transmissibility index, with 1.18, followed by Lisbon and the Tagus Valley (1.23), Madeira (1.24), the Central region (1.25), Alentejo and Azores (1.27).
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From the "safe" Algarve to the superspreader Algarve!
By Annie from Algarve on 13 Jan 2021, 15:21
Well they allowed people to come here from all over the country over christmas.
Guess what?
Restaurants full of maskless people.
Great choices.
By James from Algarve on 13 Jan 2021, 17:40
Rounding a R- number to two decimal places is absurd: that second digit is mere noise. What can be said (and with a few caveats) is that the national T-number, in the last weeks, is approximately 1.2 (which is very, very bad).
By João Soares from Lisbon on 13 Jan 2021, 20:22
The Algarve probably has some of the highest rates of retired and older people too who are more susceptible to catching the virus and also have many underlying health issues. These people are the ones who should be staying at home whilst allowing the younger people and businesses to work albeit adhering to full safety measures.
By Jo Tutty from Algarve on 24 Jan 2021, 02:36