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26.11.2021 / 04:37

Portugal returns to COVID-19 restrictions, despite high vaccination rate

LISBON, Portugal - Portugal is bringing back some tight pandemic restrictions, less than two months after scrapping most of them when the goal of vaccinating 86% of the population against COVID-19 was reached.A recent rise in coronavirus infections compelled the government to act, Prime Minister António Costa said Thursday, though he noted that his country hasn’t seen a surge on the scale witnessed elsewhere in Europe.From Dec.

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Portuguese PM warns restrictions may return as Covid cases rise

Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa has said that authorities in one of the world's most vaccinated nations may bring back some measures to stop the spread of Covid-19 in the run-up to Christmas as infections soar across Europe.

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Portugal shuts schools, blames variant for COVID-19 surge

LISBON – Portugal’s government on Thursday ordered the closure of schools for two weeks amid a surge in COVID-19 infections that the prime minister blamed on the rise of a more contagious variant.“The risk of this virus spreading through society has increased,” Prime Minister António Costa told a news conference. “We have seen that, in the space of a week, the variant has spread significantly.”The proportion of COVID-19 cases attributed to the variant, which was first identified in southeast England, has jumped from 8% last week to 20% this week and may reach 60% in coming weeks, Costa said.“Faced with this new reality, a new set of measures is required,” he said.

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Portuguese finance minister tests positive for coronavirus after meeting top EU

LISBON: Portugal's Finance Minister Joao Leao has tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said on Saturday, a day after he took part in an in-person meeting in Lisbon with top EU officials including Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen.The 46-year-old minister has so far shown no symptoms and will continue to work from home during a period of self-isolation, a statement from his ministry said.

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Stunned EU leaders yearn for Biden presidency -- ASAP

BRUSSELS – For European Union nations, Joe Biden's Jan. 20 inauguration as the next U.S.

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Brits going on holiday to Portugal won't need to quarantine

British tourists planning to holiday in areas like the Algarve will not be quarantined, the country’s PM Antonio Costa has insisted.

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Primeira Liga to return on May 30 as Portuguese Prime Minister gives go-ahead

The Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa has given a precautionary go ahead for the Primeira Liga to resume at the end of May.

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Portugal announces gradual lockdown exit plan

Portugal's government has announced a plan for a gradual exit from coronavirus lockdown, starting on Monday with the opening of some shops and businesses.

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Compulsory masks and beach restrictions could be part of Portugal's 'new normal'

Portugal may make face mask use compulsory on public transport and impose beach restrictions during the summer months as part of a plan to ease the coronavirus lockdown. In an interview in the Expresso newspaper, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said he hopes to relax restrictions on schools, stores, restaurants and cultural spaces from May onwards, but such a plan would require new laws. Portugal declared a state of emergency on 18 March and on Thursday extended it until 2 May.

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