COVID-19: portugal announces new restrictions including curfew in 45 areas amid rising coronavirus cases


Portugal has announced 19 council areas in the country are now classed as 'very high risk' as coronavirus cases increase and its R-number reaches 1.15.

Jess Sharp
                           Jess Sharp

News reporter @JournoJess97

Friday 2 July 2021 15:35, UK

A woman wearing a face mask walks in downtown Lisbon, Thursday, July 1, 2021. Portugal's government says that from Friday it is imposing an 11 p.m. curfew in parts of the country that are seeing a surge in new COVID-19 cases including Lisbon. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Image:A woman wearing a face mask walks in downtown Lisbon. Pic: AP

Portugal has announced an 11pm curfew in 45 municipalities, including Porto and Lisbon, amid a rise in COVID cases.

The Portuguese government has ruled people will not be allowed in public spaces and should remain in their own homes between 11pm and 5am in those areas deemed "very high" or "high" risk.

  • The municipalities, the country's equivalent to local council areas, affected by the new restrictions will also see restaurants and cafes close at 10.30pm during the week and 3.30pm at the weekend and bank holidays.

Other restrictions include:

  • A 10.30pm closing time for cultural shows.
  • A limit on the number of people allowed per table in cafes and restaurants. In very high-risk areas, four people can sit together inside and six outside. In those areas deemed high risk, six people can be seated on a table indoors and 10 outside. 
  • Shops to close at 9pm
  • 25% venue capacity for weddings and baptisms in very high-risk areas and a 50% capacity for high-risk areas. 

The government also opted to maintain a restriction on travel to and from ​​Lisbon Metropolitan Area (AML) between 3pm on 2 July and 6am on 5 July for those who do not have a certificate showing they have been vaccinated, recovered from COVID-19 or received a negative test.

There were only three areas classed as very high risk a week ago but now 19 have been put in the category including Lisbon, Albufeira, Sintra, Cascais and Sobral de Monte Agraco.

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