Medical workers work at a COVID-19 drive-through screening center in Lisbon, Portugal, on March 24, 2020. (Photo by Pedro Fiuza/Xinhua)
Health Minister Marta Temido said that lethality rate is "in the largest of 70 years -- 7.9 percent."
LISBON, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed infections with the coronavirus has risen by 902 to 5,170 in Portugal, with 100 deaths associated with COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, 24 more than Friday, the daily bulletin of the Directorate-General for Health (DGS) on Saturday.
Health Minister Marta Temido said at the daily press conference that lethality rate is "in the largest of 70 years -- 7.9 percent."
"According to the data we have now, the maximum incidence of the infection will be postponed until the end of May," she added.
A field hospital at the University Stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, March 26, 2020.(Photo by Pedro Fiuza/Xinhua)
"This indicates that the containment measures that we have all taken, such as staying at home except to go to work, are being effective," she explained.
To contain the spread of the pandemic, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa declared on March 18 a state of emergency, which will last until April 2.
The president has said that he could extend the state of emergency for another 15 days after consultations with government officials, political parties and health professionals scheduled on March 31.
Passengers wearing protective masks disembark from MSC Fantasia cruise ship at the port in Lisbon, Portugal, March 24, 2020. (Photo by Pedro Fiuza/Xinhua)
A field hospital at the University Stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, March 26, 2020. (Photo by Pedro Fiuza/Xinhua)
Passengers wearing protective masks disembark from MSC Fantasia cruise ship at the port in Lisbon, Portugal, March 24, 2020. (Photo by Pedro Fiuza/Xinhua)
Medical workers work at a COVID-19 drive-through screening center in Lisbon, Portugal, on March 24, 2020. (Photo by Pedro Fiuza/Xinhua)
A medical worker works at a COVID-19 drive-through screening center in Lisbon, Portugal, on March 24, 2020. (Photo by Pedro Fiuza/Xinhua)■