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LISBON (Reuters) - Pedro Costa’s eyes sparkled with joy as Portugal on Monday entered the second phase of easing its COVID-19 lockdown, allowing him to at last welcome back loyal customers to his tiny coffee kiosk in the heart of Lisbon.
Workers clean chairs to open a restaurant terrace on the first day of the reopening after a country lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Lisbon, Portugal, April 5, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
“This lockdown was more painful but it is positive we are reopening,” said the 30-year-old. “It’s the best day: the restart. It’s time to move forward and I hope we will not need to take a step back.”