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Tatiana stands by the counter of the souvenir shop where she works in downtown Faro, with little in the way of company besides the postcard racks, the shelves of trinkets and towels, and an all too familiar silence.
âOnly three customers have come into the shop so far today,â says Tatiana, who lost her job at Faroâs airport last October after her contract was not renewed.
Outside, the cobbled streets of the Algarve tourist city are similarly quiet â but probably not for much longer. A week after the UK government added Portugal to its travel âgreen listâ, Lisbon announced that British visitors would be welcomed back from Monday as long as they provided a negative PCR test.
Tatiana stands by the counter of the souvenir shop where she works in downtown Faro, with little in the way of company besides the postcard racks, the shelves of trinkets and towels, and an all-too-familiar silence. “Only three customers have come into the shop so far today,” says Tatiana, who lost her job at Faro’s airport last October after her contract was not renewed. Outside, the cobbled streets of the Algarve tourist city are similarly.
Food bank, charities busy in Algarve as pandemic ravages Portugal tourism whbl.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from whbl.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
FARO, Portugal (Reuters) - Carla Lacerda used to earn a good salary selling duty-free goods to holidaymakers arriving at Algarve airport in southern Portugal, but she lost her job last August due to the COVID-19 pandemic and quickly ran out of cash to feed her two kids.
Food bank, charities busy in Algarve as pandemic ravages Portugal tourism reuters.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reuters.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.