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The Government announced today new measures to control the covid-19 pandemic, which include the prohibition of circulation between municipalities between November 27 and December 2 and December 4 and 9.
Continental Portugal will be, from 00:00 hours on Tuesday (November 24), in a state of emergency for 15 days, for the fifth time since the start of the pandemic, and new measures were decided at the meeting of the Council of Ministers Friday for that period.
Among them is also the mandatory use of masks in workplaces throughout the continent, as well as the tolerance of time and suspension of teaching activity on November 30 and December 7, just before the national holidays.
The government also called for the dismissal of private sector workers on those days.
The Executive also divided the 278 municipalities of the continent into four groups, based on the levels of risk of transmission of the coronavirus that causes the covid-19 disease: “extremely high”, “very high”, “high” and “moderate” .
António Costa also announced the postponement of the quarterly payment of VAT and payments to Social Security and announced that the Minister of Economy will announce support for commercial income next week.
The renewal of the state of emergency comes into effect at 00:00 on Tuesday, one minute after the current one ends, and runs until 11:59 p.m. on December 8.
These are the measures announced today that will take effect in those 15 days:
Continental Portugal
– Prohibition of circulation between municipalities between 11 pm on November 27 and 5 am on December 2, and between 11 pm on December 4 and 5 am on December 9.
– Time tolerance, suspension of teaching activity and call for dismissal of private sector workers on November 30 and December 7
– Mandatory use of a mask in the workplace.
“Extremely High” and “Very High” Risk Counties
In addition to the measures applied to the entire continental territory, the following also apply:
– Prohibition of circulation on public roads between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on weekdays.
– Prohibition of circulation on public roads on Saturdays and Sundays between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
– Prohibition of circulation on public roads on December 1 and 8 between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
– Closing of commercial establishments at 3 pm on November 30 and December 7.
– Supervision of compliance with mandatory teleworking.
– From Monday to Friday, commercial establishments close until 22:00, except for restaurants and cultural facilities, which close until 22:30.
“High” risk counties
In addition to the measures applied to the entire continental territory, the following also apply:
– Prohibition of circulation on public roads between 23:00 and 05:00.
– Supervision of compliance with mandatory teleworking.
– On business days, commercial establishments close until 10:00 p.m., except for restaurants and cultural facilities, which close until 10:30 p.m.
Business
– The Government announced the postponement of the quarterly payment of VAT until the 30th of this month, which can also be paid in three or six installments without interest.
– Social security contributions also benefit from a payment deferral in three or six installments, also without interest.
– Support for catering will be maintained in all municipalities where activity restrictions are maintained, with the announcement of the disclosure, next week, of additional measures to support catering and retail trade.
Health
– The procedure for hiring doctors in certain specialties will be streamlined at the end of the year.
– Extension, until December 31, 2021, of the validity of the medical certificates for multipurpose disability.
– Increase of one business day of vacation for every five days of vacation expiring in 2020 or 2019 whose enjoyment does not take place until the end of the year for imperative reasons of service to health professionals.
– Health professionals will have one day of vacation for each period of 80 hours of normal work “actually rendered” in that period.
– Health professionals will have a performance bonus, paid only once, corresponding to the amount equivalent to 50% of their basic monthly salary.
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