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“The situation is very serious”. The warning was left this Friday by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, visiting the Braga Hospital. The President of the Republic, however, avoided raising the alarm when he recalled that the increase in cases was already expected. “It was already known that the figures would rise to values greater than a thousand, that is, with the opening of schools, commercial life and now universities,” he said, admitting, however, the possibility that new measures be taken to combat the pandemic .
“If you need to reconsider Christmas as a family, reconsider your situation. It cannot be a Christmas with 100, 60, 50 or 30 people, it must be divided by the different components of the family. It is necessary to rethink the programs that are carried out with friends or social life and take extra precautions. In this peak period that we are living, we will make that effort”Said Marcelo, again making a call to the civic sense of Portuguese.
“Whatever measure is adopted, it will have to be complied with by the Portuguese. None of us wants to slow down the economy and increase unemployment. But it is necessary to be aware and comply with the rules that can be implemented. That is why the people have a role.” It cannot become something mandatory for millions of people if they do not comply, “defended the president, giving the example of one of the possible ways to follow: the” use of a mask in traffic on public roads at points of greater crossroads. people “.
“We are already in a period comparable only in the severity of the pandemic to that experienced in early spring. That means it is a very serious period ”, he emphasized.
