The restaurants reopen on May 18 with the capacity reduced by half – tourism — leisure

Also at this meeting, the Government revealed that on May 4 the reopening of stores of up to 200 square meters with direct access to public roads will be authorized. Bookstores and car stands may also reopen regardless of their area. Hairdressers can return to work, subject to reserve and with limits to capacity, the president of the Confederation of Commerce and Services of Portugal (CCP), João Vieira Lopes, told Business.

The official also indicated that some public services will be reopened, excluding Lojas do Cidadão and others that cause large gatherings. Then, for example, the finance and conservatory offices will reopen. “The objective of the first phase is proximity things that prevent displacement and that do not have crowds and that are not associated with large displacements,” he said.

On May 18, “always subject to the evolution of the pandemic situation”, which will be re-evaluated on May 14, it is expected that stores of up to 400 square meters and restaurants will reopen, with “adjustments in municipal terms”.

As for shopping malls, the indicated date is June 1, again depending on how the pandemic evolves.

António Saraiva, president of the Confederação Empresarial de Portugal (CIP), also told Business that the companies asked the government that “as much as possible and where possible, not in factories, there should be a recommendation that the telecommuting, especially because it alleviates the flows of use of public transport. ”

The leader of the employers’ confederation stressed that the resumption of economic activity “will force the management of public transport that requires the use of masks and the isolation of drivers.”