DGS responds to Marcelo and says again that he will not reveal rules for the Festa do Avante – O Jornal Económico



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Maximum tension between Graça Freitas and the Palace of Belém The General Directorate of Health (DGS) went to public opinion to respond to the criticisms made today by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

The public health entity reaffirmed that it will not reveal the sanitary standards that it has stipulated for the Festa do Avante. If the PCP so wishes, according to this entity, the party can publicly disclose the rules.

“DGS will not disclose the content of this opinion, like all technical opinions
delivered so far, it is up to the organizing entity to do so, if it so decides ”, you can read in the statement released today by the DGS.

The entity led by Graça Freitas reveals in its statement that the final version of the DGS opinion that “condenses all the information” was delivered this Sunday, as planned, to the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), which is the one who organized the party that takes place in Municipality of Seixal, district of Setúbal, from September 4 to 6.

The President of the Republic harshly criticized DGS and Graça Freitas today for not revealing their opinion on the sanitary regulations of the event organized by the PCP.

“We are now five days away from the event and the position of the health authorities on the rules that they believe should govern the event is unknown. There is no timely knowledge, there is no clarity and there is no way of knowing whether about the principle of equality. This is not good, it is not good for anyone, it is not good for the State ”, said this Sunday Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

For its part, DGS said in a statement that “several meetings were held to adapt the organization of the event to the public health measures inherent to the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, in which we find ourselves.”

“It is important to note that this is an event with multiple spaces and area rules apply.
catering, cultural events and movement of people. When holding events it is necessary
that all aspects are insured to safeguard not only the health of
participants, but also from the community as a whole, since, epidemiologically,
each event carries risks ”, highlights the DGS.

“The multivariate social component of the event, as well as the participation of citizens of
several generations, makes this an event whose analysis takes a long time and is more complex than
than the innumerable facts that DGS has analyzed, “according to the statement.

Marcelo attacks Graça Freitas and DGS: “Avante’s rules are not known five days before the party”



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