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Portugal lockdown extended
More restrictive measures, including the imposing of a curfew, under the state of
emergency due to Covid-19, have now been applied to an additional 77 municipalities,
bringing the total number of municipalities at high risk of transmission to 191.
group of territories covered, Council of Ministers reads. unless they belong to the
which continues to include “In the case of same household. These
all the municipalities of the establishments authorised special measures are in
metropolitan areas of Lisbon to operate 24 hours a day, force in the context of the
and Porto, can be found at they are allowed to reopen declaration of a state of
https://covid19estamoson. from 8am”, determined the calamity throughout the
gov.pt/novas-medidas-para- Government, noting that the continental national territory,
concelhos-de-risco-elevado/. suspension of activities in which was extended until
The seven municipalities that commercial establishments 11:59pm on 23 November,
are no longer included are in high-risk municipalities according to the resolution
Lockdown Moimenta da Beira, Tabuaço, “is a special standard and of the Council of Ministers
measures São João da Pesqueira, Mesão prevails over the other No. 96-B/2020, published in
have been Frio, Pinhel, Tondela and provisions of this rule that Diário da República.
extended to Batalha. has to do the contrary”. According to the decree
a total of 191 As for the measures During the weekend, from regulating the application
municipalities applied to the most at-risk 1pm, the restaurants in these of the state of emergency,
across territories, the Government municipalities can only in force from 9 November
Portugal. decided to “put an end to work for home delivery, said and until the 23 November,
misconceptions”, determining António Costa, announcing applicable throughout the
overing 121 covered by the measures Lisbon, Setúbal and Beja and that, during the weekend, the a support of 20 percent national territory, in the
municipalities of the state of emergency, included Viseu, Coimbra, opening of trade will be from of the loss of revenue of most at-risk municipalities
in early which is in force until 23 Portalegre, Évora and Faro. 8am and the closure at 1pm, restaurants on weekends in identified in the state
C November, the November, including the Reassessed every 15 days except for pharmacies, clinics which they have to close of calamity applies the
list of territories at high prohibition of movement on by the Government, the and offices, food outlets up to compared to the average of prohibition of movement
risk of transmission of public roads during the week, list is defined according 200 square metres with their the 44 previous weekends on public road, a measure
Covid-19 was updated between 11pm and 5am and to the general criterion of door to the street and petrol (from January to October that provides for a set of 13
on 12 November by the during the weekend between the European Centre for stations, among other cases. 2020). exceptions of authorised
Council of Ministers, 1pm and 5am. Among the 18 Disease Prevention and With the permission of the In addition, to the curfew, travel. Exceptions include the
with the Prime Minister, capital district municipalities Control (ECDC) of “more mayor of the municipality municipalities at high risk performance of professional
António Costa, announcing in mainland Portugal, Leiria than 240 cases per 100,000 and with the assent of of transmission of Covid-19 functions such as health
the withdrawal of seven is the only one that remains inhabitants in the last 14 the local health authority have in place the duty to professionals and civil
municipalities the following off the list. The municipalities days”, and considering and the security forces, stay at home, mandatory protection agents, obtaining
day and the inclusion of that continue to be at high the proximity to another “establishments whose telework, the closure of shops health care, going to
77 municipalities from risk are Viana do Castelo, municipality in this situation opening hours are earlier at 10pm and restaurants at food and hygiene outlets,
midnight on 16 November. Braga, Vila Real, Bragança, and the exception for than 8am may continue to 10:30pm, and the prohibition assisting vulnerable people,
With this update, a total of Porto, Guarda, Aveiro, outbreaks located in low practice the usual opening of events and celebrations exercising freedom of press
191 municipalities are now Castelo Branco, Santarém, density municipalities. The hours, the resolution of the with more than five people, and short walks.
DGS ensures price of vaccine will not be selection criteria
The Director-General for Health has said that the selection of a vaccine against Covid-19 among the various candidates will depend
on different factors, while ensuring that the price will not be one of them.
“In Portugal, it is guaranteed not to be point to levels of efficacy above 90 percent, the still be launched with indications for certain after data on its safety and efficacy in other
the price that will define which vaccine we Director General of Health said that this is population groups for which they have populations have been provided.
will use,” Graça Freitas said during the usual precisely one of the most relevant criteria. already been tested. Also on the price of vaccines, Graça
press conference to monitor the epidemio- In addition to efficacy, it will also weigh up In other words, if a candidate vaccine Freitas recalled that Prime Minister António
logical situation in the country. proven safety, availability and characteristics. against Covid-19 is being tested in healthy Costa has already assured that vaccination
Asked about the recent release of provisional On the characteristics, Graça Freitas adults between the ages of 18 and 64, it against Covid-19 in Portugal will be done
results of clinical trials of two vaccines that explained that “often these vaccines may will be administered to that group and only universally and free of charge.