Health

Fear amongst tourists going to Portugal

Vilar Formoso (Portugal), Jul 10 (EFE) .- (Camera: Carlos García) "Now we are a little afraid because we heard on the news that the situation was getting worse," Paula Valente told EFE after crossing the border and arriving on Saturday in Portugal from France. She and her family cancelled their trip to Portugal up to four times in the last year.FOOTAGE OF THE SPANISH-PORTUGUESE BRODER IN VILAR FORMOSO AND FUENTES DE OÑORO.SOUNDBITES OF PORTUGUESE TOURISTS.Translation: PEDRO CHAVES (TOURIST WHO WITH HIS FAMILY) GOES FROM SWITZERLAND TO LISBON TO SEE HIS FAMILY):"I think it is a bit complicated, but we are vaccinated, and in principle, there is no problem with the tests done."- What does your family tell you about the situation in Lisbon?"That it is a bit complicated, but we haven't been for two years and we are going to take advantage of it."JORGE AMARAL (TOURIST WHO TRAVELS WITH HIS FAMILY FROM SWITZERLAND TO PORTUGAL)"I had things planned and I had to cancel them. I had planned to spend a week in the Algarve and I had to change it.""We are all fine, but due to the situation, due to the red zone (high incidence in Portugal), we had to change it. And we are going to look for somewhere else that does not have such a high incidence to spend a calmer week, because I had a hotel booked in Portimao and I had to cancel it ".PAULA VALENTE (TRAVELS WITH HER FAMILY FROM FRANCE TO COIMBRA)"It is the fourth time that we cancel this trip, sometimes by plane. And this time we had some reluctance about come again because the situation in Portugal is getting worse, but we will see if during these two weeks we make the most of it.""In the border area, it looks nothing like other years, fewer people and less traffic."