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One hundred and thirteen municipalities with a very high or extreme risk of transmission of covid-19 are once again in curfew this weekend from 1:00 p.m., having to close shops and restaurants at that time.
This is the sixth consecutive weekend in which the prohibition of driving on public roads from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. on the weekend is applied in municipalities considered to be of very high or extreme risk of transmission of the new coronavirus.
Although the list of risk levels was updated this Thursday by the Government, the restrictions applied by the covid-19 pandemic in each municipality, although they have risen or fallen, remain unchanged until the entry into force. validity of the new state of emergency on December 24.
See here the list of municipalities with the highest risk of contagion.
In other words, the municipalities that have a curfew this weekend at 1:00 p.m. are the same ones in which this restriction was applied last weekend (30 municipalities considered to be of extreme risk of contagion and 79 of very high risk ).
As Prime Minister António Costa explained 15 days ago, the government’s strategy is to maintain the scheme until Christmas and then slightly reduce restrictions on holidays.
Commercial establishments can only operate between 08:00 and 13:00. The catering can work after that time, but only for ‘take away’ and home deliveries.
Exceptions to the mandatory closure at 1:00 p.m. are retail establishments for food products, as well as natural or dietary, health and hygiene establishments with a sales or service area equal to or less than 200 square meters, with autonomous entrance and independent from the public highway.
In the Lisbon Metropolitan Area only the municipalities of Lisbon, Loures, Almada and Barreiro will have a curfew this weekend, while in the Porto Metropolitan Area all municipalities will have this restriction.
In November, the executive divided the 278 municipalities of the continent into four groups, according to the level of risk of transmission: moderate, high (between 240 and 480 cases per 100,000 inhabitants), very high (between 480 and 960) and extremely high (over 960).
