Portugal implements 14-day quarantine for passengers from UK, four other countries

  • Lusa
  • 30 June 2021

The rules are defined for air transport but are equally applicable to entry through land, sea or river borders, with citizens having to fill out a specific form.

Passengers coming from South Africa, Brazil, India, Nepal and the United Kingdom must quarantine for 14 days, at home or at a place indicated by the health authorities after entering Portugal.

The obligation is set out in a resolution of the Portuguese cabinet meeting decreed Monday and which came into force at midnight that day and will last until 11.59 p.m. on July 11.

The rules are defined for air transport but are equally applicable to entry through land, sea or river borders, with citizens having to fill out a specific form.

“The quarantine also applies to passengers on flights with initial origin in South Africa, Brazil, India or Nepal that have stopped off or transited through other airports, and to passengers on flights, regardless of origin, who present a passport with a record of departure from South Africa, Brazil, India or Nepal in the 14 days prior to their arrival in Portugal,” the document said.

The exceptions to isolation are those related to passengers travelling on essential trips and whose period of stay in Portuguese territory, as attested by a return ticket, does not exceed 48 hours.

Passengers from the United Kingdom carrying proof of vaccination carried out on British soil and attesting to the full vaccination schedule of the respective holder, for at least 14 days, with a vaccine against Covid-19 with marketing authorisation in official terms, are also exempt.

“Presentation of an EU covid digital certificate of vaccination or recovery exempts compliance with quarantine or isolation for travel reasons,” the text said.

In Portugal, 17,092 people have died, and 877,195 cases of infection have been confirmed, according to the latest bulletin of the country’s national health authority, the DGS.

According to a balance made by the French agency AFP, the pandemic has caused at least 3,925,816 deaths worldwide, resulting from more than 181 million cases of infection.