This page will always have the measures and rules updated as soon as possible.
Last updated on 1st of April.
State of Emergency - Until April 15th
Measures
The following stages will only go forward if Portugal remains in a “safe area”. Therefore, if any county registers in two consecutive evaluations an R(t) over 1 and more than 120 cases per 100k inhabitants, it will not proceed to the next stages.
From April 5th:
- Retail and service establishments in establishments open to the public, with less than 200 m2 and door to the street;
- Museums, monuments, palaces, and archaeological or similar places, national, regional and municipal, public or private, as well as art galleries and exhibition halls. This will close at 10:30 pm on weekdays and at 1:00 pm on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays;
- Stores up to 200 square meters with a door to the street;
- Fairs and non-food markets, depending on the municipal decision;
- Catering establishments for service on terraces, with a limit of four people per group. These establishments must close at 10:30 pm on weekdays and at 1:00 pm on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays;
- Gyms without group classes;
- Low-risk sports and physical activity in the open air for up to four people;
- In the scope of sports facilities, the opening of certain equipment is permitted: firing ranges; tennis courts, padel courts, and the like; permanent circuits for motorcycles, automobiles; velodromes; racecourses and similar tracks; gyms and academies; athletics tracks and golf courses.
There are fines for non-compliance with the rules.
What about traveling?
- Limitation on travel to Portuguese citizens going abroad, by sea, land, or air - Possibility of suspension of flights and determination of mandatory quarantine of passengers upon arrival; Those who come from countries with more than 500 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants will have to remain in mandatory quarantine for 14 days.
Negative PCR test + 14-day quarantine coming from these countries:
1 - South Africa
2 - Bulgaria
3 - Czech Republic
4 - Cyprus
5 - Slovenia
6 - Estonia
7 - France
8 - Hungary
9 - Italy
10 - Malta
11 - Poland
12 - Sweden
Only a negative PCR test from these countries:
1 - Germany
2 - Austria
3 - Belgium
4 - Cyprus
5 - Croatia
6 - Denmark
7 - France
8 - Hungary
9 - Italy
10 - Luxembourg
11 - Malta
12 - Netherlands
13 - Romania
14 - Switzerland
An additional note: flights from and to UK and Brazil are suspended until, at least, April 15th because of the variants and of the pandemic situation there
For more information on traveling check:
From April 19th:
— Universities:
— All stores and shopping centres;
— Restaurants, cafes and pastry shops (maximum of 4 people or 6 on the terrace), until 22h (or 13h on weekends and holidays);
— Cinemas, theatres, auditoriums, theatres;
— Citizen stores with face-to-face service, but with appointment;
— Sports modalities of medium risk;
— Outdoor physical activity for up to six people;
— Outdoor events with reduced capacity;
From the 3rd of May:
— Great outdoor events;
— Interior events with reduced capacity;
— Weddings and baptisms with 50% capacity.
The un-curfew from May onwards will be known closer to the date.
Let us know if you have any questions.
Be safe and stay home.
Your Friends,
ESN Porto
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