Portuguese Minister of Labor, Solidarity and Social Security tested positive for COVID-19

January 14, local time, the Prime Minister’s Office of Portugal issued a notice that Anna Mendes Godinho, Minister of Labor, Solidarity and Social Security, tested positive for the novel coronavirus and had mild symptoms.

At present, she is in home quarantine. Her work is temporarily replaced by the Minister of State for Labor and Vocational Training.

In addition, the Minister of Environment and Climate Action, João Pedro Matos Fernández, and Minister of Oceans, Ricardo Serão Santos, are in a state of preventive isolation, as determined by the Ministry of Health.