Another weekend in reverse. Until 5 a.m. on Wednesday, what can I do or not do? – Present

Can I move between counties?

No. Circulation between municipalities in the continental territory is prohibited between 11 p.m. on November 27 and 5 a.m. on Wednesday, December 2. The same will apply again between 11 pm on December 4 and 11:59 pm on December 8, 2020.

But there are exceptions …

According to the government decree that regulates the application of the new state of emergency, there are exceptions:

• You can leave the county if you go to workbut i need a statement issued by the employer or self-employed, in the case of self-employed and sole proprietors;

• There are also cases where no declaration required to circulate:
  • health professionals and workers of health and social care institutions;
  • teachers and non-teaching staff in schools;
  • civil protection agents, security forces, military and inspectors of the ASAE;
  • holders of sovereign bodies;
  • leaders of the social partners and political parties represented in the Assembly of the Republic;
  • people with free transit issued in legal terms;
  • ministers of worship;
  • personnel of diplomatic missions, consular and international organizations located in Portugal.

• The following are also allowed: travel to schools, for day centers, for participate in procedural acts and for assistance in public services, provided they have proof of the respective schedule;

• The trip required for “departure from the continental national territory“and citizens”non-residents for places of proven permanence ”can also be done;

• “Travel for others imperative family reasons, namely, the fulfillment of the distribution of parental responsibility ”;

• In addition to all this, the circulation for the “return home” is also allowed.

• It should also be noted that It is forbidden to travel between municipalities to see cultural shows..

The country is divided into colors, according to the level of risk. What do I need to know?

The measures to combat covid-19 are now applied depending on the epidemiological situation of each municipality, so there are different aspects to take into account. To make things easier, the government has made an interactive list available – just select the county in question and the current measures will appear.

In high-risk counties:

• You cannot circulate on public roads between 11 pm and 5 am;

• The establishments close at 10:00 pm, except for restaurants and cultural facilities that may be open until 10:30 pm.

• List of 86 counties: Albufeira, Alcácer do Sal, Alcobaça, Alcochete, Alenquer, Almeida, Almeirim, Anadia, Elder, Arronches, Arruda dos Vinhos, Barreiro, Batalha, Benavente, Cadaval, Campo Maior, Castelo Branco, Castro Daire, Chamusca, Coimbra, Condeixa-a -Nova, Cuba, Elvas, Entroncamento, Estremoz, Évora, Faro, Gavião, Grândola, Idanha-a-Nova, Lagoa, Lagos, Leiria, Lousã, Mafra, Marinha Grande, Melgaço, Mesão Frio, Mira, Miranda do Douro, Moita , Monção, Monforte, Montalegre, Montemor-o-Novo, Montemor-o-Velho, Montijo, Mortágua, Nelas, Palmela, Paredes de Coura, Penalva do Castelo, Penedono, Peniche, Peso da Régua, Ponte da Barca, Ponte de Sor , Portimão, Porto de Mós, Redondo, Ribeira de Pena, Rio Maior, Salvaterra de Magos, Santarém, São João da Pesqueira, Sardoal, Serpa, Sesimbra, Sobral de Monte Agraço, Soure, Terras de Bouro, Tomar, Tondela, Torres Novas , Torres Vedras, Trancoso, Viana do Alentejo, Viana do Castelo, Vila do Bispo, Vila Nova da Barquinha, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Vila Nova de Poiares, V ila Viçosa, Vimioso, Vinhais, Viseu.

In very high and extremely high risk counties:

• You cannot circulate on public roads between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on weekdays;

• It is not possible to circulate on public roads on December 1 and 8 between 1 and 5 in the morning;

• On November 30 and December 7, commercial establishments must close at 3 pm;

• An action will be put in place to monitor compliance with mandatory telework;

• The establishments close at 10:00 pm, except for restaurants and cultural facilities that may be open until 10:30 pm.

• List of 80 very high risk municipalities: Abrantes, Águeda, Albergaria-a-Velha, Alijó, Almada, Amadora, Arcos de Valdevez, Arganil, Armamar, Aveiro, Azambuja, Baião, Boticas, Bragança, Cabeceiras de Basto, Cantanhede, Cartaxo, Cascais, Chaves, Constância, Coruche, Covilhã, Esposende, Estarreja, Figueira da Foz, Fundão, Guarda, Ílhavo, Lamego, Lisbon, Loures, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Mangualde, Mealhada, Meda, Miranda do Corvo, Mirandela, Mogadouro, Mondim de Basto, Mora Murça, Murtosa, Nazaré , Nisa, Oeiras, Odivelas, Oleiros, Oliveira de Frades, Oliveira do Bairro, Ourém, Pampilhosa da Serra, Penacova, Penamacor, Penela, Pombal, Ponte de Lima, Proença-a-Nova, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Resende, Sabrosa, Sabugal , Santa Marta de Penaguião, São Pedro do Sul, Sátão, Seia, Seixal, Setúbal, Sever do Vouga, Sines, Sintra, Tarouca, Torre Moncorvo, Vagos, Valpaços, Vila Franca de Xira, Vila Nova de Foz Coa, Vila Nova de Paiva, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Vila Real, Vila Verde.

• List of 47 extremely high risk municipalities: Alcanena, Alfândega da Fé, Amarante, Amares, Arouca, Barcelos, Belmonte, Braga, Caminha, Castelo de Paiva, Celorico da Beira, Celorico de Basto, Cinfães, Crato, Espinho, Fafe, Felgueiras, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Gondomar, Guimarães, Lousada, Maia, Manteigas, Marco de Canaveses, Matosinhos, Oliveira de Azeméis, Ovar, Paços de Ferreira, Walls, Penafiel, Portalegre, Porto, Póvoa de Lanhoso, Póvoa de Varzim, Santa Maria da Feira, Santo Tirso, São João da Madeira, Trofa, Vale de Cambra, Valença, Valongo, Vieira do Minho, Vila do Conde, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Vila Nova de Gaia, Vizela.

And are there exceptions for establishments open without time restrictions?

Yes. Even in the riskiest counties, a few exceptions have been made, so there are answers when needed. Thus, according to the Government, the rules on suspension of activities, the closure of establishments or the opening hours, opening or closing of establishments, regardless of their location or area, are excluded from the scope of application:

• Establishments where medical or other services are provided health and social care services: hospitals, doctor’s offices and clinics, dental clinics and emergency veterinary medical care centers;

• Educational establishments, education and vocational training, nurseries, occupational activity centers and spaces where full-time school responses are available, including family support and animation activities, the family support component, and curricular enrichment. However, it is important to note that school activities are suspended on the eve of holidays, that is, on November 30 and December 7;

• Tourist establishments and local accommodation establishments, as well as establishments that guarantee accommodation for students;

• Establishments that offer funeral activities;

• Service areas and fuel service stations, which include roads;

• Seasons Fuel supply, as well as charging stations for electric vehicles, exclusively in the part related to the sale of fuels to the public and the supply or recharging of vehicles in the context of the trips allowed in each territory;

• Establishment that provides services car rental goods without driver (rent-a-cargo) and rental of passenger vehicles without driver (rent-a-car);

• Establishments located within airports located in national territory, after passenger security control.

Can I go to the supermarket or restaurant on weekends or holidays?

Yes, if you do it in the morning. On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, outside the period between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., and on November 30 and December 7, outside the period between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. p.m, Activities in retail and service establishments located in very high and extreme risk counties are suspended..

Still, There are exceptions and some locations may be open, but with limitations:

• Establishments retail sale of food products, as well as natural or dietary, health and hygiene, which have a sales area or provision of services equal to or less than 200 square meters with autonomous and independent entrance from the public highway;

• Establishments restoration and the like, regardless of the area of ​​sale or provision of services, provided that exclusively for home delivery or for the supply of merchandise at the door of the establishment or to take away, in which case public access to the interior of the establishment is not allowed.

What about religious practice?

As long as the curfews are in effect, as well as the rules of each place, religious practice can continue.

In this sense, the celebrations in the municipalities of risk very high and extremely high it should be limited to mornings on weekends and holidays.

It is also recalled that the performance of funeral It is subject to the adoption of organizational measures that guarantee the absence of crowds of people and the control of safety distances, that is, the setting of a maximum attendance limit, to be determined by the local authority that exercises the powers of management of the respective cemetery.

With regard to family events, including wedding and baptized, a crowd of more than 50 people is not allowed. In the churches the regulations in force for places of worship are respected. However, the pick-up times apply in the coming days.