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Coronavirus: Borders tight - Another EU country seals itself off

2021-02-02T15:49:40.926Z


The British coronavirus mutant is raging in Portugal. Now the government has ordered the extensive closure of the borders for entry and exit.


The British coronavirus mutant is raging in Portugal.

Now the government has ordered the extensive closure of the borders for entry and exit.

Lisbon - Portugal has ordered the extensive closure of its borders * due to the strong spread of the corona virus.

Citizens of the country are no longer allowed to leave the country for two weeks from Sunday, unless for a special reason such as medical treatment.

The government ordered that on Thursday.

Entry should also be severely restricted.

Finland had previously closed the borders for everyone except Finnish citizens or cross-border commuters.

Corona: Portugal closes borders - but there are exceptions

Spain's Foreign Minister Arancha González Laya stressed that Spain and Portugal, which belong to the Schengen area with open borders, would still talk about details.

However, it is not a question of a complete closure of the borders, but a "

restriction of freedom of movement

".

It was initially unclear whether commuters would also be affected.

The measures should definitely also apply to holidaymakers from other countries.

It is not the first time that Portugal closes its borders due to Corona.

During the first wave of infections in the spring of last year, the border was closed for months from March 17.

It was only reopened on July 1st due to the sharp decline in corona numbers.

Portugal: These are the current entry regulations

Since January 31st,

different measures have been applied

when entering

by air

from the EU and Schengen areas,

depending on the risk classification

, informs the Foreign Office.

Travelers from Germany must present a negative corona test for the current classification, which was carried out a maximum of 72 hours before departure.

Evidence must be provided to the airline before departure.

Children under two years of age are excluded.

In addition, travelers have to fill out an electronic entry form, the so-called Passenger Location Card.

For the time being, quarantine is only due for travelers from Germany if the temperature measurement reveals an increased temperature of over 38 degrees.

In this case, the health authorities will decide whether further examinations and self-isolation need to be undertaken.

Also interesting

: the first holiday country will probably only allow tourists again when all locals have been vaccinated against Corona.

Anyone wishing to

enter

the

country by land

since January 31st

can only do so if proof of residence in Portugal can be provided.

Also for professional and commercial purposes.

The border officials decide on further exceptions.

Corona pandemic: critical situation in Portugal

According to Prime Minister António Costa, the corona situation in Portugal is "very bad".

On Thursday,

16,423 new infections and 303 more corona deaths were registered

in the country with 10.3 million inhabitants

.

That was a high since the pandemic began.

Extrapolated to Germany, this would correspond to around 130,000 new infections and around 2,400 deaths within 24 hours.

The federal government declared the holiday destination, which is also popular with Germans, to be a high-risk area last weekend, which should make traveling to the country even more difficult.

(fk / dpa) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editorial network.

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Source: merkur

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