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Starting at midnight, around seven million Portuguese will be subject to the toughest movement restrictions ever seen in a democracy. The state of emergency lasted for 15 days, beginning at 12:00 a.m. on November 9 and ending at 11:59 p.m. on November 23, 2020.
In the 121 counties with high risk of transmission of Covid-19 (see the list below), the mandatory curfew is enacted between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. on weekdays and the next two weekends starting in 1 pm.
In short, it is in the hands of the police, based on their extensive experience in recent months, to believe that if someone is on the street at curfew, it is for any of the reasons indicated as exceptions.
Otherwise, you will not pay a fine, but you will be taken home. If you disobey the situation, the situation worsens, as you may be subject to criminal prosecution for disobedience to the authorities.
Curfew exceptions
– Displacements;
– Back home;
– Emergency situations;
– Hygienic walk in the vicinity of the house;
– Pet walk
– Others, not yet defined by the government (at the time of writing, the decree-law was not yet published)
Measures in 121 high-risk counties
– Prohibition of circulation on public roads between 23:00 and 05:00 during the week and weekends November 14 and 15 and November 21 and 22 from 13:00;
– Should Stay at home, except for the set of previously authorized trips;
– Establishments of the store closes until 22:00;
– Restaurants I have to close at 22:30;
– Presidents of municipalities can set a lower closing time the maximum limit established, with the favorable opinion of the local health authority and the security forces;
– Forbidden events and celebrations with more than five people, unless they belong to the same household;
– Presidents of municipalities decide to hold fairs and emerging markets;
– Religious ceremonies and performances are allowed. according to the rules of the General Directorate of Health;
– Mandatory telework provided that the functions in question allow it, unless the employee is disabled;
– Exceptional and temporary labor reorganization regime applicable to companies with workplaces of 50 or more workers;
New powers of the authorities
The possibility of realizing body temperature measurements by non-invasive means, in access to:
– Work places;
– Educational establishments;
– Means of transport;
-Commercial, cultural and sports spaces.
In the event of refusal to measure body temperature or in cases where the body temperature is equal to or greater than 38º C, the impediment to access the mentioned places may be determined.
The possibility of requiring diagnostic tests for COVID-19 in the following situations:
– In health establishments.
– In residential structures;
– In educational establishments;
– When entering and leaving the national territory, by air or sea;
– In penitentiary establishments;
– Other locations, as determined by the DGS.
Who and what can be requested
– Health resources, resources and facilities of the private and social sectors, after trying an agreement and with fair compensation.
– Human resources to strengthen the monitoring capacity (eg: conducting epidemiological surveys, contact monitoring, monitoring people under active surveillance), namely:
– Workers in prophylactic isolation;
– Workers in risk groups;
– Teachers without a teaching component;
– Military personnel of the Armed Forces.
How the police are going to organize
For the police, this will be an unprecedented operation. In PSP and GNR, the publication of the decree-law with all the measures and exceptions recorded in detail was expected with expectation.
Officers and military personnel on the ground are being updated on the new rules, but the decision to send someone home requires a lot of analysis and common sense.
In PSP, these are the mandates, common sense in the approach and firmness in compliance with the law. “It will be necessary to balance public order, pandemic prevention, and rights, freedoms and guarantees. We are a Police of the Rule of Law, we have the duty to protect constitutional rights, such as the right to life and health, ”an official of this security body emphasizes to DN.
The areas of greatest concern during curfew hours They are “residential areas, where it is known that there will be a propensity for crowds and parties, nightlife areas that, despite the fact that the establishments are closed, attract people.” In these areas there will be “targeted patrol operations.”
They will be on the ground, this police source also advances, “The command means and the Special Police Unit, when necessary. We will carry out multidisciplinary operations and at night we will redirect attention to new priorities”.
“This situation is not comparable to any other. The most complex operations we had were Euro 2004, the NATO Summit in 2010, the Pope’s visit that same year and the final of the Champions League in 2014. But they were delimited in time and nothing with such a long duration and with such an impact on the life of society and citizens “, underlines another PSP official who is involved in this matter.
At GNR, it was not possible to anticipate many details about how the men will be distributed on the field. “Certainly, the device will adapt to the new reality. There is always GNR 24 hours a day and what is going to happen and we have to concentrate our armed forces at certain times of the day and night.”An official of this security force, who is monitoring the state of emergency, stressed to DN.
The publication of the decree-law. tonight, in the Diário da República, define the rules and exceptions, among them the possibility of going to the supermarket and walking around the house.
The list includes exits to work, issued by the employer (or equivalent), by the employee or by honorific commitment, in the case of workers in the agricultural, livestock and fishing sectors, but also health professionals, security forces. and ministers of worship.
Why can you go?
-Health reasons
– Trips to grocery stores and supermarkets and other establishments that sell food and hygiene products, for people and animals;
– Travel to receive victims of domestic violence, children and youth at risk, to assist vulnerable people or for other imperative family reasons.
– Visits to veterinarians are also planned.
– Travel necessary for the exercise of freedom of the press;
– Short-term pedestrian trips, “in order to enjoy moments in the open air, without company or in the company of members of the same household who live together”;
.- Reasons of force majeure, duly justified
– Back home.
