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‘Portugal cannot handle another lockdown’ defends Costa as PM looks ahead

82another lockdownThe Prime Minister has stated this Wednesday that the country cannot cope with another lockdown period of confinement if it becomes necessary to limit the spread of Covid-19, warning that the time is "very short" for society to prepare itself for the coming winter season.

"There is one thing we know: We cannot repeat the confinement that we had to impose during the period of the state of emergency and in the following weeks, because society, families and people will not be able to bear to go through it again", declared Costa. Faced with the possibility of a second wave of Covid-19 in the coming months, the executive leader said that the work of adapting society "must be done now, because there is still some time away to avoid the worst" next fall and winter.

"Time is very short, maybe we can't do everything, but we really have to roll up our sleeves and do our best to ensure the continuity of the functioning of our society, namely schools, companies and public administration services, even in a condition as or more adverse as the one we experienced in March. We have to accelerate this process ", Costa added.

"The science isn’t guaranteed, but we only know that our intuition tells us that in winter there is usually less immunity in the population. It is no coincidence that in winter there are more patients than in summer, more flu than in summer. We must wish for the best, but we have to prepare for the worst with what we already know today ", he insisted.

The prime minister acknowledged that society, in general, is now more disciplined in the face of dealing with the realities of a pandemic, with "masks, disinfectant gel, and physical distancing".

"All services and companies are better organized to ensure these conditions are met. We have to use the European resources available, we have to accelerate and raise the ambition of what we can and should do. This is another trial of time that is running and that we cannot lose," he concluded.

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+1 #19 Norman L 2020-07-20 14:16
Quoting David:
Lockdowns and masks for a disease with at least 99.7% survival rate is pure insanity. Over 4 million people have died this year from hunger. If governments really cared about public health why do they not address that?


I'm sure you can give us all a reliable source for the 99.7%.
+2 #18 David 2020-07-20 11:51
Lockdowns and masks for a disease with at least 99.7% survival rate is pure insanity. Over 4 million people have died this year from hunger. If governments really cared about public health why do they not address that?
-1 #17 Steve 2020-07-20 10:50
Quoting Norman L:
Not at all, he's to be blamed for his own actions. He has a long history of funding "birth control" vaccines disguised as anti-tetanus vaccines. As they say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.


Another load of rubbish that's been round the block several times. Keep 'em coming.Keep wearing your mask, we need to reach a certain level to acquire herd mentality.
-3 #16 Norman L 2020-07-19 20:36
Quoting David:
Meet Bill Gates
https://off-guardian.org/2020/05/27/watch-meet-bill-gates/



Judging from the nonsense posted under the article I looked at (on mask wearing) you must be busy on there.

Here's a laugh for you. About the same level of intelligence as off-guardian comments. Don't worry, it's not a virus-infected clip
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0 #15 David 2020-07-19 16:27
Meet Bill Gates
https://off-guardian.org/2020/05/27/watch-meet-bill-gates/
-3 #14 Norman L 2020-07-18 17:24
Quoting Steve:
Quoting Norman L:

Is Bill Gates (very clever, the little prick thing), to be blamed for what his Dad was a member of? Sins of the fathers, very biblical.
Not at all, he's to be blamed for his own actions. He has a long history of funding "birth control" vaccines disguised as anti-tetanus vaccines. As they say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.


Another load of rubbish that's been round the block several times. Keep 'em coming.
-2 #13 Chip 2020-07-18 12:37
Quoting Steve:
Quoting Norman L:

Is Bill Gates (very clever, the little prick thing), to be blamed for what his Dad was a member of? Sins of the fathers, very biblical.
Not at all, he's to be blamed for his own actions. He has a long history of funding "birth control" vaccines disguised as anti-tetanus vaccines. As they say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.


Still waiting for the nurse?
+1 #12 Steve 2020-07-18 10:20
Quoting Norman L:

Is Bill Gates (very clever, the little prick thing), to be blamed for what his Dad was a member of? Sins of the fathers, very biblical.
Not at all, he's to be blamed for his own actions. He has a long history of funding "birth control" vaccines disguised as anti-tetanus vaccines. As they say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
-2 #11 JC 2020-07-17 20:53
Barcelona going back into lockdown,so the ever smiling PM better start making some contingency plans.
-5 #10 Norman L 2020-07-17 12:23
Yes, well guessed, Steve, everything.

Is Bill Gates (very clever, the little prick thing), to be blamed for what his Dad was a member of? Sins of the fathers, very biblical.

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