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Portugal facing ‘worst moment’ of Covid crisis so far, says PM
Amid record death toll and struggling hospitals, António Costa admits failings in handling outbreak
Portugal is in the grip of a “terrible” phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, with no letup expected for weeks, the country’s prime minister has warned in a blunt and bleak assessment of the current situation.
On Wednesday, Portugal reported a record single-day death toll of 293 people, bringing the country’s total number of coronavirus deaths to 11,305. It had logged 668,951 confirmed cases of the virus as of Wednesday.
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