There is a confirmed case and the other case awaits a counter-examination through analysis by the National Institute Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSA), said Minister Marta Temido in a clarification session to update information on the infection with the new coronavirus (Covid-19).

The confirmed case is that of a 60-year-old man who is admitted to the Centro Hospitalar de São João and reported his first symptoms on 26 February.

The other man, 33, who is awaiting the counter-analysis, reported the first symptoms on 29 February, said the minister, adding that the two men, who are hospitalized in Porto, are in good health and were in Italy and in Spain.