Lisbon's first 'drive-thru' clinic tests patients for coronavirus

A Police officer and health worker at a drive-thru coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing center in Lisbon, Portugal, March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante

LISBON (Reuters) - In a redeveloped urban park in Lisbon, a "drive-thru" clinic is performing five-minute swab tests through car windows on people with coronavirus symptoms, as Portuguese authorities ramp up testing facilities to tackle the growing health emergency.

Portugal reported on Thursday 3,544 confirmed cases of the virus since the start of the epidemic, with 60 deaths. That is still far below neighbouring Spain or Italy, but the government expects the epidemic only to peak around mid-April.