COVID-19 Numbers are Slowing Down in Portugal
When it comes to the pandemic, a positive outlook is emerging for the next weeks in Portugal. Since mid-January, the country has been in total lockdown with only minimum services running. The population has been working from home, schools are closed, borders are tightly controlled or closed to certain countries and, aside from essential goods and services, everything is closed.
This tremendous effort is now showing its benefits. The number of Covid-19 cases has dropped significantly for the past few days, as well as the number of deaths and patients admitted to hospitals. Considering that we have not seen these numbers since September, this brings a new sense of hope.
The current State of Emergency is into force until 16th of March and, next week on 11th March, the Portuguese Government will announce a plan to start lifting the lockdown. Government officials are being cautious, in order not to compromise all the endeavours made so far and are preparing new rules for a soft and gradual reopening.
L.V.P. Advogados will keep you informed about new guidelines that may arise in the future.
