Portugal ends most rules on masks indoors
Masks no longer will be mandatory in public transport, taxis, planes, as well as in pharmacies.
The use of masks in public transport, taxis and similar, planes, and pharmacies will no longer be mandatory, announced this Thursday by the Minister of Health, Marta Temido, at a press conference after the Council of Ministers meeting.
“There are a “stable trend of cases” and conditions to end the mandatory use of protection in these situations, although it will remain in the case of establishments that provide health care services, she explained.
The Portuguese government justifies the decision by taking into account “the positive development of the epidemiological situation”, considering it opportune, as such, “to move forward with the elimination of further restrictive measures, always ensuring that these are proportional to the circumstances of the infection at each moment”.
It was also extended until September 30 the alert situation in the country due to the pandemic.
