Portugal bans internaional travel and extends lockdown

In order to try and halt further spread of Covid-19, Portuguese nationals have been banned from travelling abroad. Speaking to the Portuguese parliament yesterday, Home Affairs Minister Eduardo Cabrita announced that Portuguese citizens would be banned from traveling abroad via air, land or sea for the next 15 days. It was also revealed that there would be checks along the country’s border with Spain in order to prevent citizens from leaving.

Given the Covid-19 situation in the country, Portugal is currently under a state of emergency, due to expire at midnight on January 30th. However, the Portuguese parliament yesterday approved the renewal of the state of emergency, which is due to last until February 14th. This means the current lockdown will also be extended until February 14

Source: Travel Off Path

Updated on February 08, 2021.

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