Covid-19 peak expected in first, second week of January

The maximum number of cases of Covid-19 could be reached in the first or second week of January, epidemiologist Baltazar Nunes of the Ricardo Jorge Institute said on Wednesday, also predicting that between 4% to 12% of the population may be quarantined.

On the other hand, for each infected person, three will need to be in quarantine, missing work or school, pointed out the researcher from the National Health Institute, Dr Ricardo Jorge (INSA).

“We can assume that the total number of people who may be isolated in quarantine can vary between 4% of the population to around 12% of the population”, a figure that can be observed either “in the first or second week of January”, Baltazar Nunes stressed at the meeting that brings together experts, politicians, members of the government and the president of Portugal to analyse the epidemiological situation in the country.