What has happened to the Covid press conferences? By Daisy Sampson, in News, Health · 29-01-2021 01:00:00 · 1 Comments The Portuguese government has been questioned as to the lack of recent press conferences from the Directorate-General for Health (DGS) in relation to the Covid-19 crisis. At the time of going to press the DGS had not held a press conference for three weeks, however the government has assured that the situation surrounding the pandemic continues to be relayed to the public and that they are “always looking for the best way” to communicate Covid-19 situation in the country. “If we do a lot of press conferences we are criticised, because we do a lot of press conferences and we are exhaustive. If we don’t do it, then we are also criticised. We are always looking for the best way”, said the Assistant Secretary of State and Health, António Lacerda Sales , when asked about the fact that DGS has been without press conferences on the pandemic for three consecutive weeks.