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The Lisbon City Council rejects the opening of commercial areas from 6:30 am on the next two weekends and hypermarkets will only be able to open at 8:00 am.
The mayor of Lisbon, Fernando Medina, explained the decision live on SIC Notícias:
According to information sent by the municipality, “having made public the intention of some large commercial areas to open at 06:30 hours next weekends, the mayor of Lisbon today issued an order clarifying that the opening hours The opening of commercial establishments in the next two weekends will be at 08:00 am “.
The Câmara de Lisboa also informs that “no commercial or retail establishment will be accepted before that time.”
Wednesday Jerónimo Martins announced that it would anticipate the opening of “most of its stores” Pingo Doce at 06:30, on the weekend, due to circulation limitations imposed by the covid-19 pandemic, to avoid the concentration of people in the morning.
In the early hours of Sunday, after an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers, Prime Minister António Costa announced that circulation will be limited for the next two weekends between 1:00 p.m. on Saturday and 5:00 a.m. Sunday and 1:00 p.m. on Sunday and 5:00 a.m. on Monday in the 121 counties with the highest risk of infection with the new coronavirus.
According to the decree that regulates the application of the state of emergency decreed by the President of the Republic, which came into effect on Monday, “travel to grocery stores and supermarkets and other establishments that sell food and hygiene products for people and animals “.
In these establishments, the diploma says, “you can also buy other products that are available there.”
