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Portugal strengthens lockdown measures amid third wave of coronavirus

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Lisbon (Portugal), Jan 20 (EFE), (Camera: Cynthia de Benito).- Portugal launched Wednesday more than a dozen measures that strengthen the current lockdown, while the number of deaths and hospitalizations is increasing.FOOTAGE OF LISBON ON WEDNESDAY.

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