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The Undersecretary of State for Health and Health, António Lacerda Sales, said this Friday that this Christmas “will surely be different” and appealed to the “common sense” of the Portuguese in this court to achieve “good results” in the fight against covid. -19.
Asked at the end of a visit to two health units in Matosinhos, Porto, how the government will balance expert warnings against the risk of easing restrictions at Christmas and opposition parties calling for the opposite, the government official said. . that “it will balance as it has balanced, with the right measures, at the right time and in a moderate way.”
“There is a decrease in the disease at this time, but we have to maintain the pressure on caution, on prevention and, therefore, we cannot alleviate that pressure,” said António Lacerda Sales.
He recalled that the Christmas season is a period in which families try to reunite and there is greater mobility.
“What we think and appeal is the common sense of the Portuguese (…) who realize that this Christmas must be different and, therefore, the common sense of the Portuguese will undoubtedly lead to good results,” stressed the Undersecretary of State. and Health, which today traveled to the north of the country, in the framework of monitoring the epidemiological situation and the response to the pandemic in the region.
The North region is the one with the highest number of infections by SARS-CoV-2, which causes the covid-19 disease, totaling 164,463 cases and 2,300 deaths since the start of the pandemic in March.
Portugal is in a state of emergency from November 9 to December 8, a period during which there is a mandatory curfew in the counties with the highest risk of contagion.
During the week, the curfew must be respected between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., while on weekends and holidays, circulation is limited between 1 p.m. on Saturday and 5 a.m. on Sunday, and between 1 p.m. on Sunday. and 5 am on Monday.
The country has at least 4,803 deaths associated with covid-19 in 312,553 confirmed cases of infection, according to the latest bulletin from the General Directorate of Health (DGS).
