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Travelers arriving in Portugal by air receive information in Portuguese and English about the rules to follow at the destination, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The brochure outlines the rules to follow for travel to Portugal, as the obligation to provide evidence of a negative laboratory test result (Rt-PCR) for SARS-CoV-2, which is performed within 72 hours before the moment of takeoff.
This handbook also lists the basic health rules in place in Portugal, as well as useful information about timelines, such as mandatory use of a mask; Maximum table occupancy capacity in restaurants and on terraces; Ban alcohol consumption in public places; Restaurant and show times; And commercial enterprises. Frequent hand washing and social distancing.
It also states that specific rules are applied in some municipalities, with a weekly update.
The QR code on the brochures also indicates VisitPortugal, where the updated rules can be found, in both Portuguese and English.
As of May 17, passengers arriving from countries that are part of the European Union, countries associated with the Schengen area (Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland and Switzerland) and the United Kingdom, which have a SARS-CoV-2 infection rate of less than 500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 Day by day, they can take all kinds of excursions to Portugal, including unnecessary ones.
Passengers traveling on flights coming from countries with an incidence rate of or greater than 500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days cannot take basic trips and must, after entering the Portuguese mainland, a preventive 14-day isolation period, at home or in a place Specified by health authorities.
This list includes South Africa, Brazil, India, Cyprus, Croatia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Sweden. This procedure does not apply to passengers who have stopped at the airport only in one of these countries. The government expanded the restrictions to Brazilians until the end of May, allowing only essential trips.
Essential excursions are those that are designed to allow transit or entry into Portugal for citizens traveling for professional reasons, for study, family reunification, or for health or humanitarian reasons.
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