“There are too many mistakes. We spent eight months discussing whether the masks are good or not. ” Rui Moreira criticizes DGS – O Jornal Económico



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The mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, criticized those responsible for the General Directorate of Health (DGS) and highlighted the “extra” mistakes that have been made.

“I cannot speak of ministers because in relation to ministers, it is a democratic process, they are an emanation of a democratic process. Now, at the level of the General Directorate of Health, I apologize, there are too many errors, “said Rui Moreira, in the polygraph program” SIC Notícias “, noting that” we have been discussing whether the masks are good or not. “

In the list of errors, the mayor of Porto also highlighted the absence of the recommendation for rapid tests. “I thought I heard today that the rapid tests that some people want to do are not recommended by the Directorate General of Health,” Rui Moreira said.

On Monday, November 9, the general director of Health, Graça Freitas admitted that “people should not take the initiative to take the test without a prescription”, during the usual press conference to update the epidemiological situation. “Portugal tries a lot and has tried from the beginning,” he guaranteed.

For the government official, DGS has “a catatonic communication, very focused on numbers and numbers and on top of numbers that are invariably wrong.”

In addition to criticizing the communication, Rui Moreira praised the “press conferences that tire everyone, the same people who are holding the press conference.” “It seems that the only thing that is discussed are numbers and then completely obtuse messages,” he said.

Regarding the performance of the municipalities, in the months marked by the pandemic, Rui Moreira said that “despite all the municipalism it has achieved many times in this time, it managed in March and April and, lately, it has also been able to meet many of the needs that have been made. central administration level at the government level and mainly at the DGS level ”.



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