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President listens to state advisers to decide on state of emergency

The announcement was made by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who is in voluntary quarantine, at his home in Cascais, through a video message published on the website of the Presidency of the Republic.

In the video Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said that this is a “personal communication from the President of the Republic”, of “thanks and solidarity with all Portuguese”, adding that the formal communication to the country will be done on Wednesday after the State Council.

On the positive side, in a 3:37 minute video message, in which he said twice “we will win”, the head of state wanted to thank the Portuguese for their response to the outbreak of the new coronavirus, “a true voluntary quarantine of the Portuguese in the last days “, his” civility, maturity, understanding, solidarity, respect for others “.

And he “thanked” health professionals who “work 24 hours a day”, who “outdo themselves”.

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa also affirmed that “what needs to be decided will be decided, the measures that must be taken will be taken”, the evaluation “will be done hourly, day by day” at a time when the sovereign bodies are “together , President of the Republic, parliament, Government “, and with” solidarity parties “.

“What unites us is far more important than what could divide us. And we will win,” he said.

The President recalled that, throughout history, the Portuguese overcame many challenges, such as “pneumonia, 100 years ago”, “economic and financial crisis” and concluded: “We will win.”

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