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For the purist who want the official release :-
- Statement of the Council of Ministers of April 30th 2020 - Comunicado do Conselho de Ministros de 30 de abril de 2020
- Deconfinement Plan – https://www.portugal.gov.pt/download-ficheiros/ficheiro.aspx?v=8382611a-6c36-465b-a1b5-29f5cdcdb247
- Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 33-A/2020 - https://dre.pt/application/conteudo/132883344
- Deconfinement plan infographics – attached
We note that pleasure boating is not specifically included in the available legal documents, therefore we await clarification requested to the competent authorities about the applicability of a reduction of limitations to this sector. New information will be shared as soon as possible.
An easier synopsis :-
Monday May 4, the reopening of:-
As has been previously explained, there will then follow a two-week period to assess whether the first steps cause too much of a spike in infections.
As the prime minister has continually stressed, there will inevitably be an increase in the risk of infections – it is simply up to everyone out and about using services and entering shops to maintain self-discipline and keep themselves and others as safe as humanly possible.
If all goes well, May 18 will see the reopening of:
The final weekend of May has been scheduled for an end of restrictions on ‘religious gatherings’ and Premier League football games, to be played behind-closed-doors (ie still without fans in the stands).
These measures have taken weeks of discussions to chart and could be reversed at any point if infections spike alarmingly.
That said, PM Costa spent quite some time outlining Portugal’s ‘successes’ – from the point two months ago where the risk of infections represented a value of R 2.53 (meaning each infected person was liable to go on to infect 2.53 people) to the current situation where the country as a whole is at a much-more comfortable R0.92.
Other details of Portugal’s State of Calamity involve a restriction on gatherings to a maximum of 10 people, funerals involving family members only (no restrictions on the number, but they must be family members) and ‘teleworking’ to be continued until June 1, and then only progressively reduced.
Said Mr Costa, rules for different sectors will be published in Diário da República on Saturday.
Meantime, it’s a question of ‘going forwards with great care’.
Pundits are already predicting ‘chaos’ when it comes to phoning ahead for appointments at government offices – and there was a distinct lack of mention of a return-date for gyms, bars or discotheques. These are issues that will become clearer as the month of May progresses.
- Statement of the Council of Ministers of April 30th 2020 - Comunicado do Conselho de Ministros de 30 de abril de 2020
- Deconfinement Plan – https://www.portugal.gov.pt/download-ficheiros/ficheiro.aspx?v=8382611a-6c36-465b-a1b5-29f5cdcdb247
- Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 33-A/2020 - https://dre.pt/application/conteudo/132883344
- Deconfinement plan infographics – attached
We note that pleasure boating is not specifically included in the available legal documents, therefore we await clarification requested to the competent authorities about the applicability of a reduction of limitations to this sector. New information will be shared as soon as possible.
An easier synopsis :-
Monday May 4, the reopening of:-
- Local commerce (small local shops and businesses, involving premises of less than 200 sq metres)
- Bookshops and outlets dealing with the automobile industry
- Hairdressers, barbers, beauty salons (manicure, pedicure, waxing etc) – by appointment only, and with clients using masks.
- Libraries, archives and parks
- Public services: Finanças/ Conservatórios/ Social Security offices, again by appointment only and clients using masks.
As has been previously explained, there will then follow a two-week period to assess whether the first steps cause too much of a spike in infections.
As the prime minister has continually stressed, there will inevitably be an increase in the risk of infections – it is simply up to everyone out and about using services and entering shops to maintain self-discipline and keep themselves and others as safe as humanly possible.
If all goes well, May 18 will see the reopening of:
- Restaurants, cafés and pastelarias – albeit under strict regulations regarding hygiene and running at 50% capacity
- Esplanades
- Shops of up to 400 sq m
- Museums, monuments, palaces, art galleries etc
- Schools, again under strict rules of hygiene, for 11th and 12th year pupils taking national exams this year. The idea here is for pupils and teachers to wear masks at all times, and have timetables that run from 10am to 5pm, so as to reduce any pressure on public transports which are also running to strict regulations of social distancing and requiring all passengers to wear masks
- Creches for those children whose parents feel comfortable enough for them to return to this social environment. Parents not comfortable will be able to continue looking after their children at home with the benefit of State support until the end of the month.
The final weekend of May has been scheduled for an end of restrictions on ‘religious gatherings’ and Premier League football games, to be played behind-closed-doors (ie still without fans in the stands).
These measures have taken weeks of discussions to chart and could be reversed at any point if infections spike alarmingly.
That said, PM Costa spent quite some time outlining Portugal’s ‘successes’ – from the point two months ago where the risk of infections represented a value of R 2.53 (meaning each infected person was liable to go on to infect 2.53 people) to the current situation where the country as a whole is at a much-more comfortable R0.92.
Other details of Portugal’s State of Calamity involve a restriction on gatherings to a maximum of 10 people, funerals involving family members only (no restrictions on the number, but they must be family members) and ‘teleworking’ to be continued until June 1, and then only progressively reduced.
Said Mr Costa, rules for different sectors will be published in Diário da República on Saturday.
Meantime, it’s a question of ‘going forwards with great care’.
Pundits are already predicting ‘chaos’ when it comes to phoning ahead for appointments at government offices – and there was a distinct lack of mention of a return-date for gyms, bars or discotheques. These are issues that will become clearer as the month of May progresses.
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If it doesn't get cancelled for the third time.
