“Right now, I think that the total removal of restrictions will be very unlikely to happen in 15 days because the phase we are in, is an increase in the pandemic”, said Miguel Guimarães.
The chairman of the OM said that, realising that the war between Ukraine and Russia is dominating the order of the day, with regard to the pandemic, “the aspect” that “concerns” him the most is “information”.
“War is, at the moment, the issue that most captures all international and national dimensions, but there are many people in Europe, and in Portugal, who are no longer complying with the rules that still exist and must be complied with [because of Covid-19]”, he said.
Strong message
Miguel Guimarães said that in order to achieve, by the end of this month, the objectives proposed by the Ministry of Health and the Directorate-General for Health “it was essential that people comply”, which is why he wanted to send a “strong and realistic message”.
“Lethality is relatively low, but it's only relatively low. The severity of the disease is decreasing, but the incidence is high. If people comply, we can return to so-called normality, but our normality will include new procedures”, he concluded.
seems that the hounds had a taste of blood ,liked it and are very unwilling to let go….
By DK from Lisbon on 18 Mar 2022, 22:15
Comply, Comply, Comply…..the government are so out of touch with reality and fact.
They only want to see people ‘Comply’, never mind that the current rules have no impact on Omicron. They just ignore the fact that don’t fit their narrative.
By JG from Algarve on 19 Mar 2022, 04:34
Mortality in Europe is same or very similar as the past 20 years. Not 1 autopsy to conclude cause of death has been performed in any country, dying with something is not the same as dying from something, when these days every death is WITH covid that means nobody died from cancer, heart, accidents or old age.
The truth is that people who died 2020 and 2021 would have died anyway with or without any flu, we dont need any flu restrictions, humanity always lived with flu and other illnesses, the flu measures are invented to control movement of people, it has nothing to do with any virus.
By Magnus from Other on 19 Mar 2022, 09:14
What a bunch of loonies. Covid is so over and it's about time we live a normal life
By Mil from Algarve on 20 Mar 2022, 17:15
To comply is what they want people to do. If the most are idiots they will continue to comply and live their unhappy life constantly in fear. Demons.
By Ze da esquina from Açores on 11 Apr 2022, 15:17