Infection with the new coronavirus is spreading rapidly in Portugal, Europe, and the shortage of medical staff and equipment is becoming more serious.
In response to this, the countries of the EU = European Union are embarking on support, such as Germany dispatching military doctors.
In Portugal, the number of infected people has increased rapidly since the beginning of January, and according to the ECDC = European Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of infected people per 100,000 people in the past 14 days has exceeded 1,400, which is the highest in Europe.
Hospitals in the capital Lisbon are unable to keep up with the patients being brought in one after another, and ambulances line up in front of the hospital to receive medical treatment in the vehicle, and the shortage of medical staff and equipment is becoming more serious. ..
In response to this, EU countries embarked on support, Germany dispatched 26 military doctors and nurses, brought in artificial respirators and treated them in Lisbon, and Austria announced that it would accept critically ill patients from Portugal. did.
Portugal has implemented more in-depth deregulation than other European countries, such as allowing restaurants to open before and after Christmas last year, which did not contribute to this rapid spread of the infection. It has also been pointed out.