Socialist Party Secretary General Pedro Nuno Santos said on Sunday that the government’s health emergency and transformation plan was “failing.” (On social media of health institutions) and “increasing openness to the private sector.” And he accused Prime Minister Luis Montenegro of “remaining silent” on an issue that is “incompatible with the position he holds,” calling on him to “take responsibility” instead of continuing to “ignore the problems.” The coordinator of the PS parliamentary group for health, João Paulo Correia, announced that next week the party will request meetings with hospitals whose emergency departments were closed over the weekend. This was the case in more than ten emergency departments in gynecology, obstetrics and pediatrics.