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Xinhua News Agency, Lisbon, May 3 (Reporter Zhao Danliang and Zhang Ke) Portugal ended the 45-day national state of emergency at midnight on the 2nd to combat the new crown epidemic, and entered a state of disaster at from 0:00 on the 3rd. This marked the degradation of the Portuguese epidemic response measures, from a comprehensive prevention of epidemics to a combination of anti-epidemic and economic recovery.
Portuguese Prime Minister Costa emphasized that ending the national emergency does not mean that the epidemic has disappeared, on the contrary, it must maintain a high level of containment and continue fighting the new crown epidemic.
Portuguese Health Minister Temido said a few days ago that Portugal’s various measures taken in the state of emergency have achieved remarkable results, and the current peak has passed.
According to the “three steps” plan announced by the government, Portugal will officially enter the economic and social “reset” mode on the 4th: from May 4th, under the premise of maintaining social distance and wearing protective masks, from less than 200 square meters. A group of small shops, public places and street shops like hairdressers, beauty salons, libraries, etc. they began to resume their operations; Starting May 18, high school students began to resume classes, museums, art venues, and shops and restaurants of less than 400 square meters. 1. The cafeteria resumed its business under the premise of controlling the number of people: as of June 1, all the shopping malls, theaters, kindergartens and other places began to resume their limited operations.
The Portuguese government also stipulates that starting May 3, people must wear masks in closed indoor environments, such as public transport, schools, and commercial establishments.
The latest epidemic data published by the Portuguese Ministry of Health on 2 showed that the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Portugal reached 25,190, 1,023 died and 1,671 recovered.
On March 18, Portuguese President De Souza declared a 15-day state of emergency and then announced two extensions. This is the first time in Portuguese history.
Under Portuguese law, the state of emergency is the highest state to respond to special disasters, requiring the president’s proposal, government approval, and parliamentary approval. The state of disaster is a power that the government can exercise by itself in accordance with the Basic Law of Civil Protection, without the approval of Parliament.
