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French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne hosts her Portuguese counterpart, Antonio Costa, in Matignon, her official residence. IMAGES
French rugby greats Antoine Dupont and Frédéric Michalak attend the unveiling of their waxworks at the Grevin Museum in Paris. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa meet in Brussels, prior to an EU summit where leaders are set for tough talks on how to handle Europe's energy shock. IMAGES
Sovereignist Presidential candidate Nicolas Dupont-Aignan votes in Yerres, in Essonne, in the first round of the French presidential election. IMAGES
Lisbon, Jul 7 (EFE) .- (Camera: Irene Barahona) The fourth wave of covid that crosses Portugal, with the delta variant with a prevalence already of almost 90%, advances rapidly this Wednesday, the day in that the country exceeded the barrier of 3,000 infections in 24 hours.FOOTAGE OF THE VACCINATION CAMPAIGN IN LISBON UNIVERSITY STADIUM.SOUNDBITES IN PORTUGUESE OF PORTUGAL CITIZENS.TRANSLATION:Jose Pernão:1.- "It will clearly help because at least it will fight part of the infection."Ana:2.- '"We are far from managing the situation, we have to keep trying until we get there."Lúcia do Espírito Santo:3.- "So many people have already died, and people around me have died, and we don't know how or when it's going to end."4.- "There have already been cases in which (the infection) has returned, but in any case we are more rested. I got vaccinations when I went to Africa for various diseases and I think it worked."Jose Brazão:5.- "I arrived here around 10:20 am, in two hours I have dispatched everything. I spent some time in the queue but managed to do it in mid-morning. I took the second dose of AstraZeneca".Naomi Sousa:6.- "People trust the vaccine, they are not afraid."7.- "I hope everything goes well and I don't catch the covid".
Lisbon, Jul 3 (EFE).- Residents of Lisbon expressed mixed feelings Saturday regarding the new night-time curfew imposed across Portugal’s regions amid a surge in coronavirus cases.The night-time curfew – 11 pm to 5 am – affects 45 of the 278 Portuguese counties and 4 out of the approximately 10 million inhabitants. FOOTAGE OF LISBON STREET. SOUNDBITES OF: RITA AMORIM, PHARMACEUTICAL: "It is increasing, sadly we have had positive cases, but I don't know, ... we have very high cases at the level of the city of Lisbon."SEÑOR PERALTA, OWNER OF A COFFEE SHOP: "Over the weekend when we could do a little more, they forced us to close very early. We close at 3.30 pm, you don't have enough to do anything, not even at meals you get to work because you are very limited. If a client comes at 2:40 p.m. they have to eat in a hurry because at 3:30 p.m. you have to put them on the street, because if the authority comes they charge you, and they charge you well. "ANDRÉS FERNANDES, OWNER OF A RESTAURANT: "If the numbers begin to drop, they may be saved, but if they continue to rise, we are wrong."DIOGO, TAXI DRIVER: "I think people did not take due care. Some situations could be practiced, but carefully, and they were not. I remember the football fans when they celebrated the championship, the private parties, the upper neighborhood parties, from Alfama, that gives rise to what we have ".