New lockdown in 19 parishes of Lisbon area
It is a complete change of strategy for the Portuguese capital. After the announcement in recent days of a tightening of the deconfinement rules, it is finally a comeback to lockdown which is confirmed for Lisbon. Only outings to work and shopping will be allowed, according to the Observador newspaper. 19 municipalities in the Lisbon region are affected. Lisbob, the expatriate assistant, tells you all about the return of lockdown in the Lisbon region.
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New mandatory lockdown in 19 parishes of Lisbon aera
The Portuguese government will once again impose lockdown and stay-at-home duty, a measure that had already been lifted across the country. This will apply in the 19 parishes in the Lisbon region that will remain in a state of calamity, confirmed the newspaper l'Observador, after the newspaper Público declared that this hypothesis was on the table at the meeting of the Council of Ministers Portuguese this morning.
After Monday, an extraordinary Council of Ministers and not in person legislated to tighten the rules in the metropolitan area of Lisbon to stop rallies in cafes, terraces and on the street. This Thursday's Council of Ministers is working on specific legislation for the 19 parishes that the government has identified as the most critical in the Lisbon region, to monitor and isolate cases of contagion to break these active chains of transmission, but also on broader legislation at all levels throughout the territory.
It is a serious obstacle to the Portuguese deconfinement plan, which António Costa himself has always said that he would not hesitate to do if the strategy did not go as planned. Experts and epidemiologists from DGS who met with policy makers at Infarmed headquarters on Wednesday were unable to reassure the country about what was happening in the Lisbon region and did not align themselves in the talk about the fact that there are only more cases because there are more tests.
There are more tests, yes, but there are also more positive cases per test performed - which is not a good indicator. Lisbon was among the first in the European class to manage the coronavirus crisis, but it seems that it is actually affected later than others. The tourist season looks bad for Lisbon.
This new lockdown will take effect for 15 days, starting at 00:00 on July 1st and until 23 : 59 of July 14th.
The 19 parishes in the AML that were targeted by specific measures:
Lisboa (A parish in a total of 26) Saint Clara
Loures (Two parishes out of 10) Camarate / Nails / Appeal Sacavém / Prior Velho
Sintra (Six parishes in a total of 11) Agualva / Mira Sintra Algueirão / Mem Martins Cacém / S. Marcos Massamá / Monte Abraão Queluz / Belas Rio de Mouro
Amadora (All six parishes) Alfragide Free Waters Falagueira / Venda Nova Hillside of the Sun Venteira Water Mine
Odivelas (All four parishes) Odivelas Pontinha / Famões Póvoa de Santo Adrião / Olival Basto Ramada / Caneças