Lisbon: Time at night will be forced in several Portuguese cities, including the capital of Lisbon and the city of Porto, when authorities scrambled to control the surge in Covid-19 infection, the government said on Thursday.
11 P.M.
For 5 in the morning, which began on Friday, will be placed in 45 high-risk cities, including Albufeira’s tourist magnets in the bright South Algarve region.
Cases in Portugal, who faced the toughest battle against Coronavirus in January, jumped 2,449 on Thursday, the biggest increase since mid-February.
However, the death of the daily Coronavirus, in one digit, remained far below the February level.
“We are not in any circumstances to claim that this pandemic is in control,” Cabinet Minister Mariana Vieira Da Silva said at a press conference.
“This is the time to follow the rules, avoid meetings, avoid parties, and try to contain numbers.” New cases were reported most among young people who were not vaccinated.
Authorities accelerate the vaccination campaign to overcome a surge, with those aged 18 to 29 years to receive their Jab from next week.
People who live in the Lisbon metropolitan area, where most new cases are concentrated, must still present a negative Koronavirus test or vaccination certificate to leave or enter the area on weekends.
In all cities 45 where hours of night time will be implemented, remote work is mandatory if possible, restaurants and cafes must be closed at 10:30 a.m.
And marriage can advance only below capacity rules.
In 19 of 45 cities, including Lisbon and Albufeira where the risk of transmission was “very high,” restaurants, cafes, and non-food shops must be closed at 3:30 a.m.
During the weekend.
In total, Portugal, which has been fully vaccinated by around 31% of its population, has recorded 882,006 cases and 17,101 death since the pandemic began.
The authorities have blamed the Delta variant for an increase.
It accounts for more than half of the cases in this country, which has the average scroll roll of seven days both EU per capita per capita.
The number of people who need hospital care also increased but still far below nearly 7,000 Coronavirus patients treated in hospitals when the country was under the kuncian earlier this year.