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First night of the fourth wave curfew in Portugal without incident

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 ".