Replaced with a State of Calamity, certain measures across the country will still be in place for 15 days to contain and mitigate the virus.
General measures will include:
Additional measures that will take effect from May 4th are:
Establishments that are under 200 square metres but are located in shopping centres will remain closed to the public as well.
Confirmed by the president of the Confederation of Commerce and Services of Portugal (CCP), Joao Vieira Lopes, to the press where it was then released on Wednesday morning by the Observador newspaper. He stated hairdressers and barbers will have restrictions and limitations on their capacity enabling them to continue the rules of social distancing and as anticipated, all services will need to be made via appointments.
Following on from this, according to the president of CCP, the second phase will aim to start on May 18th and will allow larger stores and restaurants, up to 400 square metres, to open again. Some areas may execute some exceptions if they believe establishments over 400 square metres need to reopen.
The third phase will commence on June 1st, this will be when shopping centres are expected to reopen. Although these dates are not entirely set in stone and things could change, this is the plan that was presented at Wednesday's meeting by prime ministers. Measures implemented will be analysed every 15 days.
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