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The Covid-19 coronavirus situation in Portalegre, Portugal – updates and restrictions


Located in Portugal, the city of Portalegre has a population of 24.9K. The latest data indicates 5,456,778 cases of Covid-19 infection in Portugal as of September 18, 2022 ,with 24,951 deaths. This represents a 39 percent increase from September 14, 2021, when 17,872 people died and 1,057,100 cases were registered, and a 1,144 percent increase from October 4, 2020, when 2,005 people were died and 79,151 infected.
We will review in the table below the effects of Covid-19 on visitors and daily life in Portalegre.

Restriction Applied to Recent Update
Closing or restricting schools and universities

Students at colleges and universities

Schools in Portalegre are open and there are no disciplinary restrictions on learning in classrooms.

The closure of workplaces and the move to working from home

Workers in offices

No reduction of workplaces in significant differences compared to non-Covid-19

Cancellation of public events and shows

24.9K residents who live in Portalegre

No cancellation of scheduled events for the public

Restrictions on gatherings

24.9K residents who live in Portalegre

Gatherings can be held in Portalegre without restriction

Public transportation shuts down

People who use public transportation

There are no measures to restrict public transportation

Order to stay at home or abstain from going out

24.9K residents who live in Portalegre

No order to remain at home in Portalegre

Movement restrictions between cities or regions

Intercity travelers

Unrestricted movement between cities and regions

Restrictions on international travel for foreign travelers

Foreign travelers

Screening travelers upon arrival

Governmental cash assistance for people without jobs or unable to work

Unemployed citizens

People with no jobs or who are unable to work will not receive income assistance

Financial obligations of households are being frozen (e.g., there is no repayment of loans, water services are not stopped, or evictions are prohibited)

Qualified households

No payment relief for debts or contracts

Campaigns aimed at informing the public

24.9K residents who live in Portalegre

A coordinated campaign to inform the public through traditional or social media

Government policy regarding access to PCR tests (not antibody tests for immunity)

Symptomatic individual

Open public testing available to people who are asymptomatic, e.g. drive through tests

In the case of a positive diagnosis, the government's contact-tracing policy

Diagnosed with a positive result

No contact tracing If a positive result is identified

Public spending to Covid-19 vaccine development

24.9K residents who live in Portalegre

Facial covering policies outside the home

People leaving the house

The wearing of a face covering may be required in some specified shared or public areas outside the home when other people are present or when social distancing cannot be achieved

Vaccine delivery policies for different groups

Different groups

Vaccines available to all

Policy for protecting the elderly in long-term care facilities and in their communities

Elderly people

Recommendation for isolation, hygiene, and visitor restrictions for elderly people who reside in nursing homes



Changes in coronavirus status in the past few months



Restriction October 4, 2020 September 14, 2021

Closing or restricting schools and universities

Closure of schools or their alterations so the school operation differs significantly from standard non-Covid-19 operations

No Changes

The closure of workplaces and the move to working from home

Employers may close their offices, or require their employees to continue working from their houses in certain circumstances

No Changes

Cancellation of public events and shows

All public events must be cancelled

No Changes

Restrictions on gatherings

Limits on gatherings of ten or fewer people

No Changes

Public transportation shuts down

The authorities recommend closing routes, reducing volumes, or reducing transportation methods

There are no measures to restrict public transportation

Restrictions on international travel for foreign travelers

Blocking entering from some regions

No Changes

Governmental cash assistance for people without jobs or unable to work

Government replaces less than half of the lost salary or if it is a flat amount, it is less than half of the median salary

No Changes

Financial obligations of households are being frozen (e.g., there is no repayment of loans, water services are not stopped, or evictions are prohibited)

Provides extensive contract relief and debt relief

No Changes

In the case of a positive diagnosis, the government's contact-tracing policy

Not every case involves contact tracing

No Changes

Vaccine delivery policies for different groups

Vaccines are not available

Vaccines available to all

Policy for protecting the elderly in long-term care facilities and in their communities

Some restrictions on external visitors and or restrictions protecting elderly people at home related to isolation, hygiene and security in LTCFs

No Changes



*Credit and clarification: some of the data were collected from a variety of sources such as Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, And others. the data are for general information only, And we do not take responsibility for the use and accuracy of it. We wish you a safe and enjoyable trip!

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