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After many doubts about the establishments that may be open in risky counties, starting at 1 in the afternoon, during the next two weekends, the prime minister clarified this Thursday that hypermarkets and restaurants are off this list . to carry out. Most establishments may only have their doors open between 8 am and 1 pm. But there are more exceptions in counties where a curfew is imposed between 1:00 PM and 5:00 AM this weekend and next:
– Establishments of retail sale of food, natural or dietetic products, health and hygiene, with a zone 200 m2 or less and with autonomous entrance of the public highway;
– Establishments of catering and the like only for the purpose of making deliveries to home;
– Establishments that provide information services accommodation;
– Pharmacy;
– Clinics me medical consultantss, dental clinics and emergency veterinary care centers;
– Activities funeral and related;
– Establishments located in the inner airport in continental national territory, after the passenger security control;
– Establishment that provides services of car rental goods without a driver (rent-a-cargo) and rental of passenger vehicles without a driver (rent-a-car);
– Service areas and Fuel service stations that integrate highways. However, cafeteria and catering activities are not allowed;
– Fuel filling stations not covered by the previous paragraph, exclusively for the purpose of selling fuel and supplying vehicles to the public and provided that it is within the scope of authorized trips starting in the afternoon during the next two weekends.
Thursday, António Costa admitted communication failures throughout the week, following complaints from trade and restaurant associations about the “lack of clarity” in announced measures. “It is all my fault. The messenger misunderstood the message,” the prime minister said after the Council of Ministers meeting.
And to put an end to the doubts, Costa was clear: “The rule is to stay at home”, highlighting that the exceptions that had a “faulty interpretation” were eliminated, pointing the finger at companies like Jerónimo Martins that wanted to bypass the restrictions and anticipate the opening of the Pingo Doce stores at 6:30 am.
Of the list of 121 municipalities at high risk of contagion by the new coronavirus, seven left at 00:00 hours on Friday and another 77 will be added as of 00:00 hours on November 16. The criteria used is that of the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, which considers a high-risk area, when there are more than 240 cases of COVID-19 infection per 100,000 inhabitants in the last two weeks.
