Portuguese government announces new lockdown measures. Borders will close
Having approved the renewal of the state of emergency, the Portuguese government announced new measures for the next 15 days.
The Portuguese government decided on Thursday to extend the state of emergency for the next 15 days and, therefore, announced new measures besides those mentioned a fortnight ago:
- The suspension of educational and teaching activities in public, private and cooperative educational establishments and in the social and solidarity sector, pre-school education and primary and secondary education is in force until February 5, 2021, and these activities will be resumed from February 8 in a non-attendance basis;
- Ban on non-essential travel outside the mainland by Portuguese citizens;
- Re-establishment of land border controls;
- Possibility of suspending flights and determining compulsory confinement of passengers on arrival;
- Possibility for health care institutions of the National Health Service (SNS) to be able, exceptionally, to contract, up to a maximum of one year, holders of academic degrees conferred by a foreign higher education institution in the area of medicine and nursing, provided that certain requirements are met.
