Portugal Increases COVID-19 Restrictions

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/portugal-antonio-costa-lisbon-europe-costa-b1964457.html

Portugal returns to COVID restrictions despite high jab rate

Portugal is bringing back some tight pandemic restrictions, less than two months after scrapping most of them when the goal of vaccinating 86% of the population against COVID-19 was reached

https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2021/1125/1263081-coronavirus-europe/

Portugal, one of the world's most vaccinated nations, has reimposed some restrictions to stop a surge in Covid-19 cases, ordering all passengers flying into the country, even those fully inoculated, to show a negative test on arrival.

"It doesn't matter how successful the vaccination was, we must be aware we are entering a phase of greater risk," Prime Minister Antonio Costa told a news conference today.

"We have seen significant growth (in cases) in the EU and Portugal is not an island."

 

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