The measures cover 70% of the country and people will be asked to stay at home except for work, school or shopping. Shops must close at 10 pm and restaurants at 10.30 pm, with a limit of six people allowed per table. The municipality of São Brás de Alportel is the only municipality in the southern Algarve region of Portugal included in the high-risk list. Portugal on Saturday posted a new record of daily COVID-19 infections with another 39 deaths, over 4,007 new infections and 286 patients in intensive care. Countries across Europe are grappling to control the outbreak, with France announcing new measures and the UK imposing a four-week lockdown.

Source: The Local November 01, 2020 11:48 UTC