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Mandatory withdrawal, a new state of emergency or a return to confinement: the President of the Republic admitted this Friday the possibility of more drastic measures to control the pandemic in Portugal.
During a visit to Aljezur, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa says that he wants to avoid radical scenarios, but warns that if the figures worsen, no political power can stand still.
Portugal registered this Friday more 21 deaths and 2,608 new cases of Covid-19. It is the highest number of deaths since the end of April and a new record for the number of daily cases.
PRIME MINISTER IN TUNE WITH MARCELO
Also this Friday, António Costa left a warning to the country: If the Portuguese do not comply with the new measures to contain the pandemic, Portugal can return to the state of emergency. This is why the StayAway Covid app is mandatory.
“With this growth rate of the pandemic that we are having, if we do not adopt measures of this nature now, within a while we will have to take measures much more restrictive of freedoms, from the freedom of movement that we have adopted. at the beginning of this pandemic, ”Costa said.
The Prime Minister admitted that he himself doubts that the measure respects individual freedoms, but nevertheless decided to propose it. You also know that neither party is willing to approve the proposal as is.
In addition to doubts about the constitutionality of this obligation, all parties question how it will be controlled compliance with the measure.
DGS announces reinforcement of nursing teams
The General Directorate of Health admitted this Friday that public health teams are under pressure me advanced to be reinforced during the week with nursing students.
The occupancy rate in Portuguese hospitals due to Covid-19 is around 70%, both in nursing and in Intensive Care.
The Amadora-Sintra hospital is above the average for the region, operating almost to the limit. In the intensive care unit there are only two beds available.
To the north, the region that has registered the highest daily growth of infected, the São João Hospital is at level three of the contingency plan and has an occupancy rate of 61%. This figure rises to 70% when analyzing the intensive care unit.
