Portugal reintroduces Covid-19 restrictions as cases rise
From 1 December, wearing a face mask will once again be mandatory in enclosed spaces; a digital certificate proving vaccination or recovery from the coronavirus must be shown to enter restaurants, cinemas and hotels. Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie
Portugal is bringing back some tight pandemic restrictions, less than two months after scrapping most of them when the goal of vaccinating 86% of the population against Covid-19 was reached.
A recent rise in Covid-19 infections compelled the government to act, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said, though he noted that his country has not seen a surge on the scale witnessed elsewhere in Europe.
