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The people of Braga respected the curfew from 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, picking up at home, leaving the streets of the historic center of Braga empty.

Around 12:55, the last tenants of Rua do Souto were closing the doors, five minutes later they were already collected in vehicles or houses.

Also in the center of Praça da República, passersby passed at a slow pace, so as not to fall into default. And everything was empty except the pigeons and some professional relay from the Uber Eats.

At dawn on November 8, the country learned from the Prime Minister, António Costa, that circulation would be limited for the following two weekends, between 1:00 p.m. on Saturday and 5:00 a.m. on Sunday and at 1:00 p.m. 12:00 on Sunday and 05:00 on Monday, in the 121 counties with the highest risk of contagion with the new coronavirus (they will increase to 191 as of Monday).

Within the framework of the state of emergency decreed due to the covid-19 pandemic, the Government also decided to introduce a curfew between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. on weekdays, between November 9 and 23 (while the state of emergency, which is valid for 15 days and can be renewed), in the most affected regions, with shops closing until 10pm and restaurants until 10.30pm.

A week of challenge and doubts about the exceptions to the measure followed, by various trade associations representing commerce and restaurants.

Thus, on Thursday, the Government decided to order the closure of shops and restaurants at 1:00 p.m., this weekend and next.

It was also decided that the opening of establishments can only take place after 8:00 am.

“The rule is that everything closes at 1:00 pm,” Prime Minister António Costa said at a press conference after the Council of Ministers meeting, referring to municipalities with a high risk of contagion from covid-19.

Restaurants can only operate from 1:00 p.m. for home delivery, the Prime Minister clarified, and not for ‘take away’, as businessmen in the sector expected.

António Costa also announced that there will be a 20% support for the loss of income from restaurants on both weekends compared to the average of the 44 previous weekends (from January to October 2020).

Outside of the obligation to close from 1:00 p.m. and open only from 8:00 a.m. there are pharmacies, clinics and offices, veterinarians, food establishments with doors to the street up to 200 square meters, dispensers of gas. , bakeries and funeral homes.