10h10 – António Saraiva criticizes absence of negotiation
The president of the Confederação Empresarial de Portugal accuses the Government of not negotiating with the social partners and of making Social Concertaion a recipient of Government decisions.
In an interview with Antena 1 and Business, António Saraiva gives as examples the question of the minimum wage and the regulation of teleworking.
9:36 am – 20,948 more infections in Russia
Russian health authorities have reported a further 20,948 confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection and 286 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Russia has added 1,774,334 infections and 30,537 deaths.
9h23 – Inland tourism adapts offer to teleworking
Hotels and local accommodation units in the Centro Region have sought to adapt the offer for teleworking for families seeking to leave the coastal counties of the country. The expectation is that this type of demand will increase.
“Already in April and May, there were some lodges positioning themselves on that front and others are now adapting their offer to this issue, because it can be a guiding thread for staying active and there has been a desire both on the supply side and on the demand side “, said the coordinator of the Historical Villages of Portugal, Dalila Dias, in statements to the agency Lusa.
8:44 am – Costa explains “supplementary effort” to fight the pandemic
The prime minister maintains that the most restrictive measures are applied on weekends to ensure that the school year runs smoothly and economic activity continues from Monday to Friday.
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António Costa believes that this effort is essential to flatten the curve, contain the pandemic and avoid further restrictive measures.
8h12 – Germany reports new figures
The number of confirmed cases of infection with the new coronavirus in Germany has increased, in the last 24 hours, by 16,017, to a total of 658,505 since the beginning of the pandemic.
63 more people died from Covid-19. The total number of deaths in German territory is now 11,289.
7h12 – State of play
The Government decreed, in the Extraordinary Council of Ministers, the curfew from 11 pm to 5 am, on weekdays, starting on Monday and until 23 November in the 121 municipalities most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
It was also determined that, at the weekend, the curfew begins at 13:00 in the same municipalities.The state of emergency that will take effect between Monday, the 9th, and the 23rd of November.
“We have the clear notion that social interaction has a very important contribution to dissemination,” said the prime minister, at the beginning of the morning, at the end of the Executive’s meeting at the Ajuda Palace.
António Costa admitted that this is the “most restrictive measure of freedoms that is envisaged” under the state of emergency.
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As for the circulation of public transport, the government official said that “there is no change to the timetable”.
Exceptions to the curfew are “situations of people who have to go to work, people who return from work to their home and people who have to leave due to urgency, whether to go to a health establishment, a pharmacy or to help some family member who is sick “.
“Wanting to make compatible, as we have done until now, the effort to limit people’s lives, to have the least possible impact in sectors such as restaurants, we understand that we should fix this limit at 11 pm, but we are well aware that it is not a bullet. silver, because there are not, unfortunately, “continued Costa.
Regarding exceptions to the curfew, the prime minister’s office explained to RTP that there is more to food delivery at home. Circulation is still possible for health or work reasons, as long as they are properly documented, as well as hygienic walks and pet walks. The diploma is published this Sunday in Diário da República.
The measures
The measures approved by the Council of Ministers thus cover the 121 municipalities where there is “high risk of transmission from Covid-19”, covering 70 percent of the resident population, that is, 7.1 million inhabitants in Portugal, including all the municipalities of the Metropolitan Areas of Lisbon and Porto.
To Mainland Portugal
– Groups in restaurants limited to six people, unless they belong to the same household;
– Possibility of performing body temperature measurements by non-invasive means, in the access to workplaces, educational establishments, means of transport, commercial, cultural and sports spaces;
In the case of a refusal to measure body temperature or in cases where the body temperature is equal to or higher than 38º C, the impediment in accessing the mentioned places can be determined;
The measurement of body temperature does not affect the right to individual data protection;
– Possibility to require diagnostic tests for Covid-19 in health establishments, residential structures, educational establishments, at the entrance and exit of national territory, by air or by sea, in Prison establishments and other places, by determination of Directorate-General for Health;
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– Possibility to request resources, means and health establishments from the private and social sectors, after attempting an agreement and upon fair compensation;
– Mobilization of human resources to reinforce the tracking capacity, such as conducting epidemiological surveys, tracking contacts, following people under active surveillance, to workers in prophylactic isolation, workers from risk groups, teachers without a teaching component, military personnel Armed.
For 121 municipalities at high risk
There are 121 municipalities in mainland Portugal that have been in partial confinement since last week, following the criterion of having “more than 240 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants in the last 14 days” or due to the proximity to another municipality in this situation.
The list of municipalities will be updated every 15 days. The next review will take place on Thursday.
– Duty to remain at home, except for the group of trips previously authorized;
– Commercial establishments close until 22h00;
– Restaurants must close at 10:30 pm;
– Mayors of city councils may set a closing time below the maximum limit established, subject to a favorable opinion from the local health authority and security forces;
– Forbidden events and celebrations with more than five people, unless they belong to the same household;
– City councilors decide on holding fairs and uprising markets;
– Religious ceremonies and shows are allowed according to the rules of the Directorate-General for Health;
– Mandatory teleworking whenever the functions in question allow, unless the employee is prevented;
– Exceptional and temporary work reorganization regime applicable to companies with workplaces with 50 or more workers;
– Prohibition of circulation on public roads between 11 pm and 5 am on weekdays and on weekends from 14 and 15 November and 21 and 22 November from 1 pm (exceptions are foreseen as travel to work, return to home , emergency situations or pet walking, among others);
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These measures apply to the municipalities of Alcácer do Sal, Alcochete, Alenquer, Alfândega da Fé, Alijó, Almada, Amadora, Amarante, Amares, Arouca, Arruda dos Vinhos, Aveiro, Azambuja, Baião, Barcelos, Barreiro, Batalha, Beja, Belmonte, Benavente, Borba, Braga, Bragança, Cabeceiras de Basto, Cadaval, Caminha, Cartaxo, Cascais, Castelo Branco, Castelo de Paiva, Celorico de Basto, Chamusca, Chaves, Cinfães, Constância, Covilhã, Espinho, Esposende, Estremoz, Fafe , Felgueiras, Figueira da Foz, Fornos de Algodres, Fundão, Gondomar, Guarda, Guimarães, Idanha-a-Nova, Lisbon, Loures, Lousada, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Mafra, Maia, Marco de Canaveses, Matosinhos, Mesão Frio, Mogadouro, Moimenta da Beira, Moita, Mondim de Basto, Montijo, Murça, Odivelas, Oeiras, Oliveira de Azeméis, Oliveira de Frades, Ovar, Paços de Ferreira, Palmela, Paredes de Coura, Walls, Penacova, Penafiel, Peso da Régua, Pinhel, Ponte de Lima, Porto, Póvoa de Varzim, Póvoa do Lanhoso, Round, Ribeira da Pena, Rio Maior, Sabr osa, Santa Comba Dão, Santa Maria da Feira, Santa Marta de Penaguião, Santarém, Santo Tirso, São Brás de Alportel, São João da Madeira, São João da Pesqueira, Sardoal, Seixal, Sesimbra, Setúbal, Sever do Vouga, Sines, Sintra, Sobral de Monte Agraço, Tabuaço, Tondela, Trancoso, Trofa, Vale da Cambra, Valença, Valongo, Viana do Alentejo, Viana do Castelo, Vila do Conde, Vila Flor, Vila Franca de Xira, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Vila Nova from Famalicão, Vila Nova de Gaia, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Vila Real, Vila Velha de Ródão, Vila Verde, Vila Viçosa and Vizela.
The picture in Portugal
Portugal reached a new maximum daily number of Covid-19 cases on Saturday, adding 6640 infections in 24 hours. The country recorded 56 more deaths, according to the epidemiological bulletin of the Directorate-General for Health.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Portugal has recorded 2848 deaths and 173,540 cases of infection with the new coronavirus. 72,945 cases were still active yesterday, 2591 more than on Friday.
DGS indicates that, of the 56 deaths recorded on the second worst day since the beginning of the pandemic, 31 occurred in the North Region, 19 in the Lisbon and Vale do Tejo Region, three in the Central Region and three in the Alentejo.
As for hospital admissions, the latest epidemiological bulletin states that 2.20 people are hospitalized (five less than on Friday). Of these, 366 are in intensive care.
The international framework
The Covid-19 pandemic has already caused more than 1.2 million deaths in more than 49.3 million infection cases worldwide, according to the balance sheet which is constantly being updated by the agency France Presse.
Covid-19 is the disease caused by a new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, identified in late December in Wuhan, a city in central China.
The number of Portuguese workers infected in Belgium has risen to 21. None of them is in a serious condition, but the local authority in the city where the outbreak was detected ordered the evacuation of colleagues.
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RTP correspondent in Brussels, Duarte Valente, is monitoring the situation of these Portuguese.
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