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Portugal and the risk of "dying of success" in fight against the pandemic

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Lisbon (Portugal), May 26 (EFE) .- (Camera: Irene Barahona) The growth of Covid-19 positives in Lisbon alerts the health authorities and fuels the controversy about excesses in mass celebrations, such as the one that recently happened with Sporting fans or the one that is coming after the final of the Champion.FOOTAGE OF THE STREETS OF LISBONSOUNDBITES BY BRUNO (TAXI DRIVER) AND JOSÉ (TUCTUC DRIVER FOR TOURISTS).- TRANSLATIONS:Bruno, taxi driver:1.- "If they were controlled, they could be done. But if it is the party style of the Sporting championship, it is inadmissible. If people go to the stadium and do it well, I think it will not bring problems, but if there are crowds like those of this party..."2.- "A priori, it seems that it is super controlled, but you already know how the English teams are: the game is over, they drink beer and ... something can happen, but usually UEFA matches are big and they do the job. which is stipulated. "José, tuctuc driver for tourists:3.- "They were very bad, transmission has increased a lot. Now we are running the risk of reversing health measures, this hurts workers. We have to realize that there is a pandemic and that there are people who depend on it. their work to survive and we have to take care of ourselves "4.- "Football is broadcast on television, everyone can watch it at home, so I think there is no need to risk introducing new variants and increasing transmission. It is a bad virus that is not good for no one".

Added on the 26/05/2021 16:10:57 - Copyright : EFE Inglés

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