“With the arrival of autumn and winter, we may have a situation of exacerbation of the pandemic.” The use of a Covid-19 mask remains mandatory in places such as public transport, pharmacies, homes and hospitals.

Summer festivals require prior permission from Civil Protection.

As for the summer festivals that will be experienced in the coming months, José Luis Carneiro said that each organization is “subject to prior clearance from civil protection and the GNR” and they are taking action according to the conditions.

In these cases, there may be an adaptation to pre-existing proposals.

“With the advent of autumn and winter, the situation with the pandemic may worsen” Covid-19

Mariana Vieira da Silva said that “the government has again questioned the experts who followed it and the opinion of the experts is that the use of the mask in public places must be maintained”, mainly to protect the most vulnerable, in this case children, the elderly and sick people.

“With the arrival of autumn and winter, the situation with the Covid-19 pandemic may worsen,” adds Viera da Silva, noting that a new vaccination period begins in September.

The presidency minister says she really needs to understand what fall/winter will be like to analyze if further additional measures are needed.

“At the moment, the set of existing measures has already been greatly reduced”: Presidency Minister on the Covid-19 pandemic

With regard to the Covid-19 pandemic, Mariana Vieira da Silva stressed that the Civil Protection Service receives information from organizations and institutions on the conditions and measures to be taken in relation to the situation of high alert and unforeseen circumstances.

Thus, the structure of the National Emergency and Civil Protection Administration is preserved.

“At the moment, the set of existing measures has already been greatly reduced,” says the minister of the presidium.

Minister of the President spoke about the new package of measures for 2023

Presidency minister Mariana Vieira da Silva said the government announced during the State of the Nation debate that it would introduce a new package of measures and OE for 2023, one of which is an increase in overtime pay to NHS doctors at the expense of contracted services.

The government hopes that this new tool will help in management.

The Minister of the Interior reacted to the closure of the police station in Porto

Regarding the closure of the 9th PSP police station in Infanta, Porto, José Luis Carneiro said that “it was not a closure, it was an adjustment of the hours of operation”, with the service suspended from 8:00 to 16:00:00.

“The biggest investment ever”: José Luis Carneiro on the security forces

Interior Minister José Luis Carneiro announced this Thursday in the Council of Ministers after a meeting in Alges that he will allocate 340 million euros to improve the security infrastructure, with this support being used to acquire new weapons adapted to new requirements and to purchase individual equipment.

According to José Luis Carneiro, this is “the largest investment ever” in security forces and services.

Investments are planned as part of the programming of infrastructure and equipment for the forces and security services, designed for several years until 2026.

The plan for investing in this security force improvement will be in line with the 2017 plan.

Therefore, the goal is to “improve working conditions for our agents and military personnel,” he added.