What you can do for Christmas and New Year? 7 questions and answers. Know the updated measures and know what you can do in the two festive seasons.
It is already tonight that the measures enacted by the Government for the Christmas period begin to be applied, with circulation on public roads to be allowed only for those in transit. In the following days, 24 and 25, circulation is allowed until 2 am the following day.
What can be said, from logo, is that at Christmas the measures will ‘relax’ and then, on New Year's Eve, to 'squeeze' again.
The News Minute to prepared a set of questions and answers about what you can and cannot do in that period, based on what was decided by the Council of Ministers.
- Families can travel to celebrate Christmas?
Circulation between counties is allowed, so families can travel to celebrate Christmas. Even so, underline, They are gatherings on the public road with more than six people prohibited.
- There is a curfew at Christmas?
Sim. On the night of 23 to 24 December circulation is allowed only for those who are in trârequirement so that people can “circulate without haste”. After, on days 24 and 25 of December circulation on public roads is allowed until 2:00 am the following day IS in the day 26 December circulation is allowed until 11 pm.
- What to avoid at Christmas?
When publicizing these measures, the prime minister stressed that “Christmas celebrations have to run with the maximum care“, adding that it is necessary to have the “awareness that each of us is a risk and the risk is greater the more we are and the less protected each one is”.
The Government recommends, that is why, to avoid a lot of people, long without a mask, as well as small, poorly ventilated enclosed spaces. Also the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, says it is a “trust contract” and calls for compliance with the measures.
“Only the fulfillment of this trust contract can prevent what none of us want: more cases, more unbearable pressure on inpatients and intensive care and more dead”, can be read in a note published by Marcelo on the Presidency website.
- What time do establishments close at Christmas?
In the days 24 and 25 December the restaurants can operate until 1 am and on the day 26 December the operation of restaurants is allowed until 3:30 pm in the municipalities of very high and extreme risk.
The Government stresses that 24 and 25 December closing times do not apply to cultural establishments.
- In the New Year travel is allowed?
Do Not. The Government decided prohibit movement between municipalities between 00h 31 of December and at 5:00 am 4 of janeiro, so in that period it will not be possible to travel. It is true that, similar to previous periods, there will be exceptions.
- There is a curfew in the New Year? Until what time can you walk on the street?
It was precisely at this point that the Government decided to aggravate the measures to contain the pandemic. On 31 of December circulation on public roads is prohibited from 11 pm – which in practice means a cancellation of New Year celebrations nationwide.
In the days that follow (1, 2 and 3 of janeiro) also circulation on public roads is not allowed after 1 pm.
- Can I go to a restaurant on New Year's Eve? What time do establishments close?
Can, but you should know that in the daytime 31 of December restaurants must close at 10:30 pm. For the next three days (1, 2 and 3 of December) restaurants can only operate until 1 pm.
