António Lobo Xavier says that in the last hours already felt the stigma that exists in relation to people who have Covid-19. The commentator and member of the State Council, who learned that he was infected after a meeting of this council where the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, was also, said this Monday on TVI that he felt that the news was they forgot that he was a “patient”, a “victim” of the new coronavirus. And he made it clear that it was not the focus of any outbreak – all advisers tested negative, as the Observer reported this afternoon.
I sometimes hear the news and I think it is forgotten that in this story there is a victim, a patient, in need of care, with the risk of sequelae, who was not the focus of any outbreak, neither with his family, nor with his friends , nor with the members of the Council of State, nor with the professionals with whom he contacted. And finally, I think that sometimes people have the idea that the powerful and the known are never infected, but that happens to everyone. But I’m fine ”, lamented Lobo Xavier.
The lawyer and commentator, who was uncomfortable with the fact that he had the company of Donald Trump in the news of the last hours, started by explaining what he felt, guaranteeing that not only is he not a denialist, he also complies with all rules:I had some manifestations, that’s what led me to take the test on saturday i had a very slight fever and some physical malaise. I took the test on Saturday, because I felt I should do it because of those symptoms, but now I don’t have any symptoms ”.
I abide by all the rules, I am even accused of being too cautious, I have connections with institutions of social solidarity. But obviously I put gas in the service areas, I travel to work in Lisbon, I go to TVI to do the program, although I see that TVI strictly complies with the rules ”, he added.
But despite being ill, he says that his case was treated in the public square as a premeditated threat to great dignitaries, even citing the Regicide.
I felt it [o estigma social]. I did a collection of news about myself and the Council of State and I only remembered the Regicide. The latest big news about threats, from beheading to great dignitaries, with such a dimension was Regicide. It is a stigma, ”he said.
However, Lobo Xavier wanted to differentiate his case from that of other people who are not careful: “There are two types of people, those who follow the rules and are scrupulous, as was my case. And there are those that are denialist and that are reckless, I don’t really feel sorry for them. This can happen to everyone ”. And made it clear that did not like “the company of the President of the USA in the news of the day“.
So far, no one of the people I contacted is infected, I don’t even know if I was infected during the Council of State, “he said, adding:” Until we know the test results, fortunately, negative, and I regret the inconvenience that I caused the counselors, it could have been me infecting someone, or one of those counselors infecting me. Unfortunately, I caused this malaise and discomfort. I cannot identify the point where my defenses and my care have failed.
Regarding the presence of Ursula von der Leyen, Lobo Xavier stated: “I’m sorry, but she [a Presidente da Comissão Europeia] she must be prepared, she travels, and she is a person I admiremoreover, I praised her immensely during the Council of State. We all have to be prepared, because this can unfortunately happen ”.
Still, he acknowledged that “It would be very sad” for you if you had infected some of the advisers.
Despite the bad luck, the television commentator recognizes that it was gratifying to see how everything worked for him.
The procedures worked, I have daily calls with the health delegate in my area of residence and with the family doctor who was identified to accompany me. I was asked for an exhaustive identification of all the people I was with during the week, and that’s what I did. Despite the discomfort I caused others, it was a rewarding experience for me to see everything working ”, he concluded.
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