Coronavirus: is Portugal really a European "exception"?

200 deaths and 9000 cases were recorded in Portugal Thursday April 2, 2020, against more than 10,000 deaths and 110,000 cases in neighboring Spain. A gap that never ceases to amaze in recent days. Compared to the death toll of other European countries (more than 13,000 dead in Italy, 4,000 in France, almost 3,000 in the United Kingdom, 1,000 in Belgium, 900 in Germany, 500 in Switzerland), Portugal even seems to be a "figure". 'exception". So much so that some people evoke a Portuguese “miracle” ... at the risk of going a little too quickly in work.

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"There are no Portuguese exceptions" , sweeps entry Antonio Costa Pinto, political scientist at the University of Lisbon, who also recalls that the President of the Republic, Thursday, April 2, renewed the state emergency and strengthened containment measures in the country. "Miracle or singularity? Pay attention to the terms. Let's be careful, they could be contradicted by the facts in a few days, " also warns Yves Léonard, teacher

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