By Reuters Staff
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LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal woke up on Monday to a state of emergency, with some welcoming new restrictions to contain the coronavirus and others blaming the government for responding too late with measures they labelled confusing or inadequate.
FILE PHOTO: A waiter wearing a face mask waits for customers at a restaurant during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in downtown Lisbon, Portugal November 6, 2020. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante/File Photo
Night-time curfews are in force, while people will also not be able to leave home between 1 p.m. and 5 a.m. over the next two weekends across 121 municipalities, including Lisbon and Porto. The state of emergency can be extended indefinitely in 15-day periods.