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Portugal decides to stop its de-escalation plan

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Lisbon, Jun 24 (EFE) .- (Camera: Andrea Caballero de Mingo) Portugal decided on Thursday to halt its de-escalation plan and not advance to the next phase, scheduled for next Monday, at a "critical" moment with the pandemic that especially hits Lisbon, where restrictions are going to be tightened.FOOTAGE OF THE STREETS IN LISBONSOUNDBITES BY PEDRO, A PHARMACEUTICAL FROM LISBON AND MICAELA, WAITER FROM VERACRUZTRANSLATION Pedro: It is faster and at this moment it is free for those who live in Lisbon. I am taking the test because I am going to be at an event this weekend with more than 100 people and it is a requirement. I think it is normal, we have had many cases and more than a thousand cases only in this metropolitan area. It is normal that no progress is made to contain this new wave of the virus. Micaela: It is necessary that people learn to live with this pandemic, to respect rules to avoid precisely those restrictions. This is the only way to learn and there should be more rules. This is not going to end so quickly and we have to learn to live with this. In this pharmacy or in another test site probably yes (more tests will be done). One of the measures that increased the tests was the free tests of the Lisbon City Council and other municipalities. The influx of people to test is good. More or less I attended to 60 people and my partner 40. From the moment he takes the test until I give him the result is 10 minutes. - Micaela, waitress from Veracruz: As it is summer it is a bit detrimental to our work, but as a person and citizen I believe that the cases are much more serious than they should be. Therefore I believe that they are rules that must be imposed and that are necessary for our protection and safety. Especially we, in the restoration, who are exposed. My colleagues give hundreds of dinners and meals, there are many people and we need to be careful now.

Added on the 24/06/2021 19:41:50 - Copyright : EFE Inglés

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