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Considered by the Prime Minister, António Costa, as an undefined “dropper”, the plan presented after a meeting of the Council of Ministers maintains the general duty of confinement until Easter.
The reopening measures announced will be reviewed whenever Portugal exceeds “120 new cases (of infection) per day for every 100,000 inhabitants in 14 days” or when the transmissibility index (RT) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus exceeds 1.
This plan for the indefiniteness of the country was presented on the day that the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, decreed, for the thirteenth time, the renewal of the state of emergency for another 15 days, until March 31, to allow measures to contain Covid-19.
The calendar
What reopens on March 15
On this date, kindergartens, nursery and primary education, as well as leisure activities (ATL) for the same ages reopen.
The wicket trade is allowed and hairdressers, manicurists and similar establishments can reopen, as well as bookstores, car shops, real estate brokers, libraries and archives.
5th of April
In this second moment, second and third cycle students return to face-to-face education, reopening leisure activities (ATL) for the same ages and social facilities in the field of disability.
On this date, museums, monuments, palaces and art galleries and shops with an area of up to 200 square meters and with a door to the street also reopen.
Fairs and non-food markets are also expected to start operating again, this decision being at the municipal level.
The terraces can be revisited by up to four people, low-risk sports can be practiced and outdoor physical activity is allowed in groups of up to four people. The gyms reopen, but without group classes.
April 19th
The de-definition plan foresees, on this date, the reopening of secondary schools and universities.
In the field of culture, cinemas, theaters, auditoriums and concert halls are scheduled to reopen.
Citizen stores also reopen, which again have face-to-face service by appointment, as well as all stores and shopping centers.
In the restaurant area, the opening of restaurants, cafes and patisseries is authorized, but with a maximum capacity of four or six people on terraces and with hours until 10pm or 1pm on weekends.
Outdoor physical activity is again allowed in a group of up to six people, as well as medium-risk sports.
The plan also foresees that outdoor events can be held with reduced capacity and weddings and baptisms with the 25% restriction of the capacity of the spaces.
May 3
The decommissioning plan indicates that as of May 3, restaurants, cafes and patisseries will be able to operate without a time limit, but with a capacity limited to a maximum of six people or 10 on the terrace.
Also, all sports, outdoor sports, and gyms are no longer restricted.
As of this date, large outdoor and indoor events with reduced capacity are allowed again and weddings and baptisms can be held with 50% capacity.
Prohibition of movement between municipalities
Circulation between municipalities in mainland Portugal will be prohibited on the weekend of March 20 and 21 and in the Easter period, between March 26 and April 5.
This measure aims to “guarantee that Holy Week is not a time of travel and meeting, but, on the contrary, another moment of confinement”, justified the Prime Minister.
The general duty of confinement will continue until Easter, considering that António Costa is one of the “general rules” that must be maintained in the coming weeks.
The prime minister affirmed that the general confinement duty will be reassessed after Easter, recalling that it can only exist when there is a state of emergency.
“In the absence of a state of emergency, we adopt another figure, which we call the civic duty of recollection,” he said.
The prime minister said that even though the pandemic levels in Portugal and Spain allow the border to reopen, it will remain closed until Easter to avoid the traditional displacement of people during “Holy Week” between the two countries.
The new coronavirus testing program in schools will monitor the reopening of the different educational levels, in order to detect any case of Covid-19 at this time.
Kindergarten children, as well as kindergarten and elementary students, will return to schools on the 15th of the following day, and the laboratory screening program for SARS-Cov-2 anticipates that tests will be performed at the beginning of the school year. school. face-to-face activities of the day.
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