What's the Covid situation in Portugal
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What's the Covid situation in Portugal
For those living in Portugal, what is the situation now? Are you still in lockdown nationally or is it still regional? How high are the cases and hospitalisations?
UK holidays abroad have been blocked for the time being.
UK holidays abroad have been blocked for the time being.
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Re: What's the Covid situation in Portugal
New daily cases are at a few percent of the peak just 6 weeks ago.
Hospitalizations are way down too.
Lockdown is continuing in theory, but most things are open. Some work is impossible to do as many government offices are closed.
Vaccination roll out has been very slow, so another wave is quite possible.
Hospitalizations are way down too.
Lockdown is continuing in theory, but most things are open. Some work is impossible to do as many government offices are closed.
Vaccination roll out has been very slow, so another wave is quite possible.
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New daily cases are at a few percent of the peak just 6 weeks ago.
Hospitalizations are way down too.
Lockdown is continuing in theory, but most things are open. Some work is impossible to do as many government offices are closed.
Vaccination roll out has been very slow, so another wave is quite possible.
Hospitalizations are way down too.
Lockdown is continuing in theory, but most things are open. Some work is impossible to do as many government offices are closed.
Vaccination roll out has been very slow, so another wave is quite possible.
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That is the same where I am on the Algarve.......only supermarkets open really, although Leroy Merlin (B&Q) is open but you cant buy garden furniture or carpets curtains, but you can buy decking and taps etc..so mainly building items.
All clothes shops closed. Have seen sell at the door coffee, but restaurants/bars closed. Again take away meals from some places are available
At weekends cannot leave your county.
I have seen GNR stopping all traffic on roads to some beaches down here, but on others people are sunbathing, so bit pot luck.
Dont know whats happening at Easter, but would guess they will impose some sort of restrictions on travel
All clothes shops closed. Have seen sell at the door coffee, but restaurants/bars closed. Again take away meals from some places are available
At weekends cannot leave your county.
I have seen GNR stopping all traffic on roads to some beaches down here, but on others people are sunbathing, so bit pot luck.
Dont know whats happening at Easter, but would guess they will impose some sort of restrictions on travel
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Re: What's the Covid situation in Portugal
That is the same where I am on the Algarve.......only supermarkets open really, although Leroy Merlin (B&Q) is open but you cant buy garden furniture or carpets curtains, but you can buy decking and taps etc..so mainly building items.
All clothes shops closed. Have seen sell at the door coffee, but restaurants/bars closed. Again take away meals from some places are available
At weekends cannot leave your county.
I have seen GNR stopping all traffic on roads to some beaches down here, but on others people are sunbathing, so bit pot luck.
Dont know whats happening at Easter, but would guess they will impose some sort of restrictions on travel
All clothes shops closed. Have seen sell at the door coffee, but restaurants/bars closed. Again take away meals from some places are available
At weekends cannot leave your county.
I have seen GNR stopping all traffic on roads to some beaches down here, but on others people are sunbathing, so bit pot luck.
Dont know whats happening at Easter, but would guess they will impose some sort of restrictions on travel
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All travel outside your district is banned from this Friday until 5 April. Think it starts at midnight.
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so we can expect to see loads of people coming down from the north on Thursday, will be interesting to see. Especially as its 35deg in the sun
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Re: What's the Covid situation in Portugal
Bons - if you have Facebook, why don't you "follow" Safe Communities Portugal - they have regular updates in English to inform the ex-pats community. https://www.facebook.com/scalgarve/ - it started based in the Algarve but covers the whole of Portugal now.
As to travel - people coming back to Portugal who are registered as Residents (NOT holidays) are allowed back (also Portuguese citizens and to rejoin the family group) into Portugal but how you get here is another matter - there have been posts on here about going via a third country since airlines are not providing direct routes. Driving through France and Spain has its own restrictions re providing negative Covid tests with the right timing, but may be possible. Things will probably ease again AFTER Easter when governments are all trying to avoid another holiday-caused-surge.
As to travel - people coming back to Portugal who are registered as Residents (NOT holidays) are allowed back (also Portuguese citizens and to rejoin the family group) into Portugal but how you get here is another matter - there have been posts on here about going via a third country since airlines are not providing direct routes. Driving through France and Spain has its own restrictions re providing negative Covid tests with the right timing, but may be possible. Things will probably ease again AFTER Easter when governments are all trying to avoid another holiday-caused-surge.
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Re: What's the Covid situation in Portugal
Bons - if you have Facebook, why don't you "follow" Safe Communities Portugal - they have regular updates in English to inform the ex-pats community. https://www.facebook.com/scalgarve/ - it started based in the Algarve but covers the whole of Portugal now.
As to travel - people coming back to Portugal who are registered as Residents (NOT holidays) are allowed back (also Portuguese citizens and to rejoin the family group) into Portugal but how you get here is another matter - there have been posts on here about going via a third country since airlines are not providing direct routes. Driving through France and Spain has its own restrictions re providing negative Covid tests with the right timing, but may be possible. Things will probably ease again AFTER Easter when governments are all trying to avoid another holiday-caused-surge.
As to travel - people coming back to Portugal who are registered as Residents (NOT holidays) are allowed back (also Portuguese citizens and to rejoin the family group) into Portugal but how you get here is another matter - there have been posts on here about going via a third country since airlines are not providing direct routes. Driving through France and Spain has its own restrictions re providing negative Covid tests with the right timing, but may be possible. Things will probably ease again AFTER Easter when governments are all trying to avoid another holiday-caused-surge.
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If you don't want to go near Facebook, go to their webpage.
https://www.safecommunitiesportugal....incident-page/
https://www.safecommunitiesportugal....incident-page/
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Thanks Rambling archer , Bomber Harris those links are very useful, for far more then just the Covid situation. What a great resource.
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Re: What's the Covid situation in Portugal
Has anyone been vaccinated yet??
go here to check what phase you are are in. Click COVID 19 Saiba Mais.
Insert SNS number etc
https://www.sns.gov.pt/noticias/2020...sns-navegacao/
go here to check what phase you are are in. Click COVID 19 Saiba Mais.
Insert SNS number etc
https://www.sns.gov.pt/noticias/2020...sns-navegacao/
Last edited by wellinever; Mar 29th 2021 at 11:19 am.
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Re: What's the Covid situation in Portugal
Has anyone been vaccinated yet??
go here to check what phase you are are in. Click COVID 19 Saiba Mais.
Insert SNS number etc
https://www.sns.gov.pt/noticias/2020...sns-navegacao/
go here to check what phase you are are in. Click COVID 19 Saiba Mais.
Insert SNS number etc
https://www.sns.gov.pt/noticias/2020...sns-navegacao/
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Re: What's the Covid situation in Portugal
A family member in the UK said I'd received an invite from the NHS to make my jab appointment If anyone in UK hasn't had it and wants to exchange it for a case of Marmite, drop me a line