The Government today approves the measures for the last phase of the decontamination plan, which should include the return of major outdoor events, of all sports and the lifting of time restrictions for restaurants, cafes and patisseries.
The measures to unwind the restrictions taken to contain the Covid-19 pandemic come into effect on Monday, May 3, outside the period of the state of emergency, which ends on Friday and it will not be extended, by decision of the President of the Republic.
In addition to the return of large outdoor and indoor events, in this case in groups with reduced capacity, the fourth and final phase of the deconfinement plan provides for the lifting of time restrictions for restaurants, cafes and patisseries, which must limit the number to six of people at the tables, inside, and 10, on the terraces.
The return of all sports and physical activity outdoors and in gyms, as well as weddings and baptisms, although with only 50% of the capacity, are also part of the plan.
The executive's deconfinement plan foresees four phases of reopening – three have already been carried out on March 15th, April 5th and April 19th – and the fourth and last will be on Monday, May 3rd.
The measures may, however, be revised if Portugal exceeds 120 new cases of infection with the new coronavirus per 100 inhabitants in 14 days, or if the transmissibility index (Rt) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus exceeds 1.
The last phase of deconfinement will take place outside the period of the state of emergency, which ends after 173 consecutive days, after having been decreed by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa 15 times since the first cases of contagion by the new coronavirus were registered. in March of last year.
In communicating to the country in which he announced his option not to renew the state of emergency, on Tuesday, Marcelo thanked the Portuguese for the effort to comply with the restrictive measures, but warned that he could re-enact an emergency if the situation worsens again. up.
"If necessary, I will not hesitate to move forward with a new state of emergency, if the present step does not or cannot meet the response based on trust essential for all of us," said the head of state.
Under the terms of the Constitution, the state of emergency, which allows the suspension of the exercise of certain rights, freedoms and guarantees, cannot last more than 15 days, without prejudice to any renewals with the same time limit.
The state of emergency has allowed the adoption of measures that restrict the rights to freedom and movement – such as the confinement of patients with Covid-19, infected people and people under active surveillance or limits on movement.
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