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The Internal Administration confirms that the new strain of the virus has not yet circulated in Portugal, in a statement sent to the newsrooms.
According to statements released by MAI and the Ministry of Health, if they do not carry a negative test, citizens will be “referred by the competent authorities” to “carry out the test inside the airport, through qualified health professionals.” to this end “, remaining in isolation.
In Portugal, the circulation of this new variant of the virus detected in the United Kingdom is not confirmed, say the two ministries, citing data obtained by the National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, which “already includes analysis of samples from the month of November and the second wave “. “.
The measure to restrict the entry of passengers from the United Kingdom “will be updated in line with the evolution of the situation”, indicated the communications of the ministries.
Following the evolution of the epidemiological situation in the United Kingdom, the Government today determined the following measures, effective as of 00:00 hours on December 21, Monday:
– Only passengers on flights from the United Kingdom who are nationals or citizens legally residing in Portugal can enter Portugal
– These passengers must present, upon arrival in Portugal, proof of laboratory tests to detect SARS-CoV-2 infection, with a negative result;
– Citizens who do not have proof of having carried out a laboratory test with a negative result are referred by the competent authorities, upon arrival in the national territory, to carry out said test within the airport, through qualified health professionals for this purpose ;
– In this case, citizens must remain in isolation, under the terms defined by the health authorities.
This measure will be updated according to the evolution of the situation.
In Portugal, the circulation of this variant of SARS-Cov-2 identified in the United Kingdom is not confirmed, according to data obtained so far by the National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, which already includes analysis of samples from the month of November and the second wave “.
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