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The contingency situation in mainland Portugal until September 30 determines a limit of ten people for agglomeration purposes and four people in restaurants, cafes and pastry shops less than 300 meters from schools or universities.
The new rules, published on Friday night in the online edition of the Diário da República, are defined in a resolution of the Council of Ministers (n. 70-A / 2020) that “renews the applicable exceptional and specific measures, that is, to the activities of retail establishments, provision of services, catering establishments and access to public services and buildings, as well as other additional and exceptional measures necessary to interrupt the transmission chains of the covid-19 disease ”.
Among the new measures adopted, the application, throughout the national territory, of the prohibition of sale of alcoholic beverages in service stations is determined.
After 8:00 p.m. its sale is prohibited at points of sale, including supermarkets and hypermarkets.
The geographical extension of the contingency level to the entire country also determines that the limit of 10 people for the purpose of agglomeration of people becomes applicable throughout the national territory.
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On the other hand, “the possibility of setting the opening hours of the establishments in the respective geographical area, even if it is limited to certain limits – from 11 p.m. – and with the favorable opinion of the local health authority and the forces of security “.
“In all restaurants, cafeterias and pastry shops located within a radius of 300 meters from an educational establishment or a higher education institution, the maximum limit of four people per group is established,” the resolution published in Diario de la República reads.
The resolution stipulates that in “food courts” there is a maximum limit of four people per group “, and” the limit of 10 people also applies within catering establishments or similar “.
There are also “specific work organization rules applicable to the Lisbon and Porto Metropolitan Areas, which determine, namely, the mandatory adoption of measures to prevent and mitigate the risks derived from the covid-19 disease pandemic”.
This resolution “renews the exceptional and specific measures applicable, namely, to the activities of retail business establishments, the provision of services, catering establishments and access to public services and buildings, as well as the rest of the the additional and exceptional measures essential for the interruption of transmission chains ”of covid-19.
In this statement of the contingency situation, in the context of the new coronavirus pandemic, the Government recognizes that “the reality experienced in Portugal justifies the adoption of more restrictive measures than those that have been taken in the previous weeks.”
This is because, “on the one hand, there is an increase in new daily cases of contagion of the disease. On the other hand, with the beginning of the school year and the expected increase in the number of people in circulation, that is, in public transport in areas with high population density, it would also be expected that, in the absence of more restrictive measures, there would be a increase in contagion cases ”.
The resolution now published in Diário da República determines that “patients with covid-19 and those infected by SARS-CoV-2 remain in mandatory confinement, at their home or in another place defined by health authorities”, as well as “citizens for which the health authority or other health professionals have determined an active surveillance ”.
At work
Regarding employment, the resolution establishes that “the employer must provide the worker with adequate health and safety conditions to prevent the risk of contagion derived from the covid-19 disease pandemic, being able, in particular, to adopt the teleworking regime “.
“Without prejudice to the possibility of adopting the teleworking regime in the general terms provided in the Labor Code, this regime is mandatory when required by the worker, regardless of the employment relationship and provided that the functions in question allow it” when “the worker, through certification, is covered by the exceptional protection regime for immunosuppressed and chronically ill patients.”
The teleworking regime is mandatory, “regardless of the employment relationship and provided that the functions in question allow it, when the physical spaces and the organization of work do not allow compliance with the guidelines of the DGS and the Authority of Working Conditions in the matter, in the strictest measure necessary ”.
“In situations in which the teleworking regime is not adopted in the terms provided in the Labor Code, it may be implemented, within the maximum limits of the normal work period and respecting the right to daily and weekly rest provided for in the law or in an applicable collective labor regulation, preventive measures and mitigation of risks derived from the pandemic of the disease covid-19 ”, says the Diário da República.
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The new regulation establishes that “private vehicles with a capacity of more than five seats can only drive, unless all the occupants belong to the same household, with two thirds of their capacity, and the occupants must wear a mask or visor”.
Places open to the public
In mainland Portugal, places open to the public must guarantee a maximum occupancy rule of 0.05 people per square meter of surface, with the exception of service provision establishments.
These establishments must adopt “measures that ensure a minimum distance of two meters between people” and guarantee that “people stay in the space only for the time strictly necessary.”
Regarding hygiene standards, places open to the public must guarantee that “the provision of the service and the transport of the products must be carried out in compliance with the necessary hygiene standards defined by the DGS.”
“Economic operators must promote daily and periodic cleaning and disinfection of spaces, equipment, objects and surfaces with which there is intense contact”, as well as “cleaning and disinfection, before and after each use or interaction by the customer, automatic payment terminals (TPA), equipment, objects, surfaces, products and utensils in direct contact with customers “.
Retail establishments or service providers are responsible for “ensuring the availability of skin disinfectant solutions, for workers and clients, at all entrances and exits of establishments, as well as inside, in suitable places for disinfection in accordance with with the organization of each space ”.
Business hours
Regarding opening hours, establishments cannot open before 10 in the morning, except “hairdressing salons, barbers, beauty salons, restaurants and the like, cafeterias, tea houses and the like, driving schools and inspection centers technical vehicles, as well as gyms and gyms ”.
“The establishments close between 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m., and the closing time, within this interval, as well as the opening time, may be set by the president of the competent territorial council, after a favorable opinion from the local health authority and the medical forces. safety”.
The resolution also establishes that “commercial or service establishments must give priority to health professionals, elements of the security, protection and rescue forces and services, the personnel of the armed forces and the provision of services. social support “.
The new regulations prohibit “holding celebrations and other events that involve an agglomeration of people greater than 10 people, unless they belong to the same household.”
At airports
In accordance with the regulations applicable to air and airport traffic, “passengers on flights originating in countries to be defined by order of the members of the Government responsible for the areas of foreign relations, national defense, internal administration, health and civil aviation, have to present, at the time of departure, proof of having carried out a molecular test by RT-PCR to detect SARS-CoV-2 infection with a negative result, carried out within 72 hours prior to departure time, under penalty of refusal to board the aircraft and enter national territory ”.
ANA “must carry out infrared body temperature controls at the Portuguese international airports that it manages for all passengers arriving in the national territory.”
Passengers subjected to temperature control at 38ºC, or more, “must be directed immediately to a suitable space for the repetition of the body temperature measurement, and these passengers, if the evaluation of the situation justifies it, must be subjected to molecular tests by RT-PCR for the screening of the infection by SARS-CoV-2 ”.
Fairs and Markets
Regarding fairs and markets, the new regulation establishes that “for each fair or market there must be a contingency plan for the covid-19 disease, prepared by the competent local authority or approved by it.”
The new regulations indicate that “public services preferably maintain the face-to-face service by appointment, as well as the continuity and reinforcement of the provision of services through digital media and contact centers with citizens and companies.”
Soccer matches will continue “without an audience.”
Houses
With a view to protecting residents in residential structures for the elderly, integrated units of continuous care of the National Network of Integrated Continuous Care and other responses dedicated to the elderly, as well as children, youth and people with disabilities, “the self-surveillance of symptoms of the disease by the professionals assigned to these units and their periodic screening in order to identify suspected cases early ”.
All residents will be tested, if a positive case is detected in any contact, and “visits to users are allowed, with compliance with the rules defined by the DGS, and evaluation of the need to suspend them by a limited time and depending on the situation. specific epidemiological study, in conjunction with the local health authority ”.
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