Marques Mandes started by commenting on the situation of the pandemic in Portugal, whose numbers increased a lot in September and started by stating that “people are again very worried but there is no reason to panic”, on the other hand, made great criticisms of the performance from the Directorate-General for Health (DGS), saying that the DGS has been acting late and showing great hesitation.
The SIC commentator presented graphs between April, the worst month of the pandemic, and September, to explain that if it is true that the number of infected people today is practically the same as in April, the number of hospitalized patients and the number of deaths is downright low in September . “It is a sign of hope and that our SNS is not failing”, he justified. Still, it warns “nothing to facilitate or to flag in an arc”.
Against a new confinement – “we cannot and we must not do this again” – Marques Mendes did not spare the DGS, starting by saying that the strategy for this autumn and winter has correct guidelines, but they arrived too late because “it is already should be executing ”. “DGS once again acted late as it had been with the guidelines for schools and the Avante party. It is not a good sign ”. And he gives another example, the use of masks on the street, accusing the DGS of having come to say “maybe, they can”, in an attitude that “is neither meat nor fish”, which “does not confine”. In summary, Marques Mendes concludes that “DGS is running after the loss and that does not generate confidence”.
Regarding homes, which he considers to be a delicate issue, he says that “there is a worrying silence”. And he warns of the fact that the elderly who are in homes are the only ones who have practically not yet cleared up. “It looks like they’re in prison. This is violence, brutality ”So“ the authorities have to find a way out. It is a question of justice, humanity and sensitivity. Between 8 and 80 there is also 50 and 70 ”.
Finally, she says that this time it is not possible to have treatment only for covid patients. “A patient who is not a covid also deserves our attention”.
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