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Lisbon (Portugal), Jan 27 (EFE), (Camera: Cynthia de Benito).- Portugal is facing a coronavirus storm after record weeks of overrun hospitals. The most recent figures are 291 deaths and 15,333 infections in 24 hours, dizzying numbers in a country of just 10 million inhabitants. FOOTAGE OF THE SANTA MARIA HOSPITAL IN LISBON, WHERE AMBULANCES HAVE BEEN LINING UP FOR DAYS TO DROP OFF COVID PATIENTS, INCLUDING SOUNDBITES FROM CAZUZA DIAS, PATIENT WITH A HEART PROBLEM.TRANSLATION- "I have a lot of sorrow, I pray to God every day that it won't, but I think it will (make everything worse)".

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