Swift action kept Portugal's coronavirus crisis in check, says minister

Country went into lockdown at earlier stage of epidemic than fellow European states Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Portuguese government has attributed the country's low coronavirus caseload to a swift, flexible "worst-case scenario" response and to the early closure of schools and universities on 16 March. Despite the fact that around 22% of Portugal's 10.3 million people are aged 65 or over, making them particularly vulnerable to the virus, the country has so...