Most of Portugal will move to the next stage of lockdown easing next Monday but stricter rules will remain in place in the capital Lisbon due to a worrying rise in COVID-19 infections, the government said on Wednesday.
Portugal imposed a nationwide lockdown in January to tackle what then was the world's worst coronavirus surge, but restrictions have been gradually lifted since mid-March and most businesses have already reopened.
Cultural shows can go on until 1 a.m. and venues for amateur sports activities will be able to welcome back people at reduced capacity. Remote work will no longer be mandatory but it is still recommended. A country of just over 10 million, Portugal has reported a total of 854,522 infections since the pandemic started and 17,037 deaths. It posted 890 new cases but no deaths on Wednesday, the biggest daily jump since early March."The situation in the Lisbon area is worrying," Cabinet Minister Mariana Vieira da Silva told a news conference. "We are having difficulties in reducing cases.
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