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"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>December 2nd, the Portuguese Ministry of Health issued a statement confirming that its Director-General Graça Freitas was diagnosed with COVID-19</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is reported that Portuguese Health Minister Marta Temido and two other officials also tested for the novel coronavirus on the 1st, and the results were negative. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Portuguese Ministry of Health originally planned to hold a regular meeting on the 2nd to assess the current coronavirus epidemic, but due to the diagnosis of Director-General Freitas, it was decided to cancel the meeting on that day. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The statement also revealed that Freitas has mild symptoms of COVID-19 and is being quarantined for treatment.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Freitas, 63 years old, is a Portuguese public health expert and has been the Director-General of the Portuguese Ministry of Health since 2018.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She is also a member of the European Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization's Immunization Program Sustainability Management Committee.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->"
<https://ycnews.com/the-director-general-of-the-portuguese-ministry-of-health-has-been-diagnosed-with-covid-19/>