At the end of the Council of Ministers, which approved the measures to be put in place during the state of emergency and will be in place between 00:00 on 9 December and 23:59 on 23 December, Prime Minister António Costa said that the measures relating to the Christmas and New Year period will be subject to evaluation on 18 December to confirm the trend of improvement of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Costa said that the Portuguese people have a “green light” to celebrate Christmas and New Year but warned that if the epidemiological situation worsens, the Government will not hesitate to “put on the handbrake”.
“I have to be frank and speak clearly and truthfully to the Portuguese: If things do not continue to go as they have done, if things change radically, if we have an exponential growth of the epidemic again, we will have to apply the handbrake”, said António Costa.
António Costa announced that the Government intends to ease the restrictions during the Christmas and New Year period if the current trend of reducing the transmissibility rate continues.
“I do not want to define a red line here and I want to insist that it is within our reach to have a green light for Christmas through continuing to comply with the rules over the next fortnight in the same way as we have complied in the last 15 days”, he added.
The details of the proposed festive lockdown measures are stated below, although these are subject to change according to the decision of the government on 18 December.
Christmas
- Movement between municipalities allowed between 23 and 26 DecemberCouncils of “extremely high risk”, “very high risk” and “high risk”
- On 23 December curfew is maintained between 1am and 5am, except “for people who are travelling”.
- On 24 and 25 December the curfew will only be from 2am until 5am.
- On 26 December (Saturday) the public road ban will only come into force at 11pm.
- On 24 and 25 December, and regardless of their location, restaurants may operate until 1am (public access is excluded for new admissions at 00:00) and the closing times for cultural establishments do not apply.
- On 26 December, restaurant establishments may operate, for meals in the establishment, until 3:30pm.
New Year
- Movement between municipalities is prohibited between 00:00 on 31 December 2020 and 5am on 4 January 2021, “except for reasons of health, extreme urgency or other specifically provided for”.
- Public festivities or celebrations open to the public of a non-religious nature are forbidden on 31 December and 1 January 2021.
- According to the Prime Minister, on New Year’s Eve “gatherings in public of more than six people” are not allowed.
- On 31 December the ban on public transport only comes into force at 2am.
- On January 1, 2021, the curfew enters into force at 11pm.
- On New Year’s Eve, restaurants and similar establishments, regardless of their location, may close by 1am (public access is excluded for new admissions at 00:00).
- On 1 January, in “extremely high risk” and “very high risk” councils, catering establishments and similar establishments may only operate, for meal service in the establishment itself, until 3.30pm.
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By Jock from UK on 11 Dec 2020, 09:06
I prefer red and orange lighting for Christmas but I get it!
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By Jock from UK on 11 Dec 2020, 10:29
Your leaders (peace be with them) have spoken; obey sheeple.
By Pedro from Lisbon on 11 Dec 2020, 11:24
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By Harry bolleli from USA on 11 Dec 2020, 13:22
New data exposing the covid scam, coming out of uk, the covid 19 house of cards is about to come down. The architects of this huge scam medical tyranny are going to be brought to book!
There we go!
By Jock from UK on 11-12-2020 09:06
Sigh ... ... Remind us again, when the Aliens took you up in their spaceship, what did they do to you ?
By Two.Sugars.in.my.Tea from Alentejo on 11 Dec 2020, 15:05
How does banning travel from during the early morning prevent Covid? Serious, no one is out then anyway. I have a better idea focus all the resource on protecting elderly people. For instance they have their own buses, or they have exclusive designated shopping times, etc. Covid has proven something everyone has already known the people at the top are morons.
By Daniel from Porto on 14 Dec 2020, 07:17
So, dear people, what are all of these people dying from? I think all of you who believe the conspiracy theories that Covid-19 is a scam be forced to spend lots of time, unmasked (I believe you probably feel masks violate your freedom) in a Covid unit, hospital of your choice. Let's see what happens.
By Donna from Porto on 17 Dec 2020, 10:50
The Globalists at it again. In a resent study it was found that 95% of all Portuguese residents in Portal have Covid antibodies. Why are they bringing measures back. It's futile and not needed.
Oh, it's the Globalists, they decided with their scam, scare tactics to bring back the measures. Only this time, they will find more people awake and resisting this! Globalists, take note, we are coming for you!
By NN from Beiras on 21 Sep 2022, 11:33