Portugal out of state of emergency By Daisy Sampson, in COVID-19 · 30-04-2021 01:00:00 · 0 Comments
The President of the Republic has announced the end of the state of emergency in Portugal but has warned that this does not mean that the country is out of the woods when it comes to Covid-19.
In an address to the nation, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said that he would not be proposing the renewal of the state of emergency which officially comes to an end on 30 April at 11.59pm.
“After hearing the experts (…) the Government, all seen and considered, decided not to renew the state of emergency”, declared Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
While there have been calls to ease children back to school, starting from the youngest pupils, lockdown rules are expected to remain unchanged for the first.