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Speaking to journalists at the end of the inauguration of the new Level II Intensive Care Unit at the Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca Hospital (HFF), in Amadora (Lisbon), António Costa added that, also for this reason, “the current state it will surely be extended in an emergency. “
“The central administration will not have a tolerance point this year. As you know, we opted for very restrictive measures in the New Year, since in the Christmas period we were fortunately able to relax and now we need a period of restraint to evaluate the results,” he said.
António Costa considered that only in the second week of January will it be possible to “assess the impact that Christmas had” on the number of covid-19 cases.
“We hope it hasn’t had the damaging effect that it has had on other countries, I’m sure it hasn’t,” he said.
Costa convinced that the state of emergency will be extended
Asked about the increase in the number of cases registered today -6049 new cases, the highest since December 5, the day on which 6,087 were reported-, the Prime Minister said that “the most likely” is the compensation for the minor number of tests performed. during the Christmas period.
“The real effects of Christmas are still early for the present terms, if they exist they will surely arrive between next week and the next, just do the math,” he said.
Therefore, António Costa expressed the conviction that the current state of emergency, which ends on January 7, “will surely be extended automatically” so that these effects can be evaluated.
“We will again have 15 days of great measure so that everything goes well,” he said.
Portugal represents at least 6,830 deaths associated with covid-19 in 406,051 confirmed cases of infection, according to the latest bulletin from the Directorate General of Health (DGS).
Restrictions get stricter on New Years Eve
The state of emergency enacted on November 9 to combat the pandemic was renewed until January 7, with mandatory curfews in counties with the highest risk of contagion.
The Government decided to maintain the measures envisaged for Christmas, but increased those for the New Year period, with a curfew starting at 11:00 p.m. on December 31 and starting at 1:00 p.m. on days 1, 2 and 3 from January. .
It is also prohibited to move between municipalities between 00:00 on December 31 and 05:00 on January 4.
The operation of restaurants throughout the continental territory is allowed until 10:30 p.m. on the last day of the year, and until 1:00 p.m. on January 1, 2 and 3.
