If figures continue to increase, the Covid-19 Scientific Committee may recommend another lockdown, perhaps with even tighter restrictions, the Sovereign pointed out in a speech on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People.
Should that decision - God forbid - become inevitable, it will have severe repercussions on people’s lives and on socio-economic conditions, the monarch noted.
"The deterioration of the health situation today is unfortunate and does not leave much room for optimism. Whoever tells you otherwise - Dear Citizens - is simply lying to you," HM the King stressed.
Once the lockdown was lifted, the numbers of confirmed cases, severe cases and deaths have increased more than threefold over a short period of time, compared to those registered during the lockdown, the Sovereign said.
Moreover, the infection rate among health workers has gone from one infection per day during the lockdown to ten infections recently, the monarch added.
Without strict, responsible compliance with health and safety measures, the number of cases and deaths will increase, and hospitals will no longer be able to cope, notwithstanding the efforts of government authorities and the health care sector, HM the King pointed out.