156 firefighters infected with coronavirus

The Secretary of State for Internal Affairs, Patricia Gaspar, announced today in Parliament that a total of 156 firefighters are currently infected with covid-19.

"We have today 156 firefighters who have tested positive for covid-19", said Patricia Gaspar to deputies, during the discussion of the State Budget (OE) for 2021.

The Secretary of State stressed that there are priority covid-19 diagnostic tests for firefighters and highlighted the work done in recent months by voluntary fire brigades, who "never failed to respond to the various requests." During the discussion of the OE for 2021, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Eduardo Cabrita assured that he will maintain the support of €85 daily to fire brigades for the duration of the pandemic of Covid-19.