Tourism sector welcomes German decision By TPN/Lusa, in News, Tourism · 09-07-2021 01:00:00 · 0 Comments
The removal of Portugal from the German red list of countries has been heralded as “good news”, however tour operators warn that it will take time for the effects to be fully felt.
“Nevertheless, it’s good news, it allows non-essential flights from Germany and for travellers to be exempt from quarantine if they have a full vaccination, have an immunity certificate, or will undergo a PCR or antigen test on return”, said the president of the Algarve Tourism Region, João Fernandes.
In reaction to the decision announced on Monday, 5 July by Germany to remove Portugal from the list of countries with a ban on entry into the country due to the high prevalence of the Delta strain of the Covid-19 virus, Jo�
Algarve incidence rate is “artificially inflated”
Loulé and Albufeira are calling for changes in how the number of Covid-19 cases are being counted in relation to the number of people in the municipality.
The Municipality of Loulé wants to count the daily overnight stays in hotels so that guests are added to the residents and the calculation of the incidence rate for Covid-19 is proportional to the real number of people who are staying.
Loulé Council argues that the ratio is being wrongly calculated , since foreign tourists are not considered in the total population, but if they are infected, they are included in the county s positive cases.
The announcement of the British government on 3 June that Portugal was to be removed from the green list of travel destinations led to a scramble for flights,.