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The prime minister’s office reported Monday morning that António Costa and all members of the government examined in the covid-19 on Sunday night by the Ricardo Jorge National Institute of Health had a negative result.
This Monday morning the Minister of State and Foreign Affairs and the Minister of the Environment will be tested, who remain in isolation until the results are known.
The statement sent to the newsrooms also informs that, as determined by the DGS, the Minister of Planning and the Minister of Solidarity Work and Social Welfare, which is adjacent to the Minister of Science, Technology and Education, will remain in detention, despite having tested negative. Superior at a meeting of the Council of Ministers.
Minister of Higher Education infected
The Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, tested positive for covid-19. 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 Government met last Thursday. However, this Sunday, the Council of Ministers met electronically to close the State Budgets for 2021.
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