With the rise of new cases of Covid-19 in Europe, the main members of the Old Continent have begun to adopt special measures for the containment of the pandemic, especially three countries that usually receive many Brazilians. Beginning with Portugal, even though considered the most vaccinated country in the world. This is because the Portuguese president, Marcelo Revelo de Souza, defended the return of the mandatory use of masks in open spaces, thus revoking the suspension of the use, permitted on the 13th of September of the current year.
Although the socialist prime-minister of Portugal, Antonio Costa, has excluded the possibility of returning to the state of emergency in the country, he has demanded that certain measures be complied with, such as non-agglomeration at the year-end festivities in the country. The same measure was recommended by the German Minister of Health, Karl Lauterbach. He alerted the nation about the rapid dissemination of the variant omicron in anticipation of the Christmas period, traditionally a date that brings about family reunions in the country.
Portugal has even offered help to Germany for the treatment of patients with Covid-19. This support would offer beds to patients in need of intensive care, as well as sending health-care professionals to Germany. Ireland has also shown concern with the rise of Covid-19 cases in the country. The Irish government has decided to return to a midnight curfew for bars and restaurants. Furthermore, the country has returned to a home office regime to avoid agglomeration.
