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The Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, tested positive for covid-19 and all the ministers who were in the Council of Ministers, on Thursday, have already been tested in order to detect new infections.
As the SIC learned, all the ministers who were in the Council of Ministers on Thursday carried out the covid-19 test this Sunday.
The harvests were carried out by INEM teams under the presidency of the Council of Ministers and analyzes are being carried out at the Ricardo Jorge Institute. the The remaining members of the Government will be evaluated later this Monday..
According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s office, Manuel Heitor “has no symptoms and is confined to his home”.
“Last night, the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education was informed that he tested positive for COVID 19. He has no symptoms and is in detention. As a result, all members of the Government who participated in the meeting of the Council of Ministers last Thursday are being tested, even those who have not had close contact with the MCTES ”.
The results of the test will be known until early in the morning and then they will be released, according to a note from António Costa’s office.
The Government met last Thursday. However, this Sunday, the Council of Ministers met electronically to close the State Budgets for 2021.
In addition to the Prime Minister, António Costa, the Government also has 19 other ministers.
Portugal registers 13 deaths and 1,090 new cases of infection
This Sunday, Portugal counts another 13 deaths related to covid-19 and 1,090 new cases of infection by the new coronavirus, according to the epidemiological bulletin of the General Directorate of Health (DGS).
Since the start of the pandemic, Portugal has registered 2,080 deaths and 86,664 contagion cases, with 31,397 active cases this Sunday, 693 more than on Saturday.
The DGS indicates that, of the 13 deaths registered in the last 24 hours, six occurred in the Lisbon and Vale do Tejo region, six in the North region (this area leads the table in number of new cases) and one in the Alentejo .
Regarding hospitalizations, the bulletin reveals that 843 people are hospitalized (12 more than in the last 24 hours), of which 124 are in intensive care (two more compared to Saturday).
