China News Service, April 5 (Xinhua), according to a report by the "Central News Agency", as of the 4th local time, Portugal has accumulated more than 10,000 cases of new coronary pneumonia. Government data shows that more than 500,000 people across the country face temporary layoffs.
On the 4th, Portuguese Minister of Health Temido said in a press conference: "This battle against epidemic is not a 100-meter race, but a marathon." She urged the public to step up their efforts to fight the epidemic, because the end of the tunnel has not yet been seen Bright ".
According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Labor on the 4th, since the application for bail-out was received a week ago, 31,914 enterprises across the country have filed for layoffs. Most of these enterprises are micro or small enterprises, with a total of 552,000 employees.
The report said that despite the Portuguese government's introduction of several measures to help families and businesses, including billions of euros in stimulus programs, the economy is still struggling under the epidemic.
As of the 4th, there were 10,524 confirmed cases in Portugal, with 266 deaths. Health authorities predict that the epidemic will stabilize by the end of May.