Portugal eases restrictions amid record Covid-19 cases
"It is evident that the Omicron variant is less severe ... vaccination has been effective against it," said prime minister Antonio Costa
News By IQ | 7 January 2022
Portugal will allow nightclubs to reopen in mid-January despite hitting a daily record of nearly 40,000 infections on Wednesday (5 January). “It is evident that the Omicron variant is less severe … vaccination has been effective against it,” said prime minister Antonio Costa on Thursday (7 January).
“That’s why we have a much lower number of hospitalisations, fewer people in ICU and deaths.”
Nightclubs and bars can reopen on 14 January but a negative test will be required to enter. Previously bars and…
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