Portugal, a country who once had the world’s highest number of COVID-19 cases proportionate to its population, now has the world’s HIGHEST vaccination rate. 84% of Portugal’s population is now fully vaccinated. The country will lift most pandemic restrictions on October 1st.
Note: That is 8.5 million people fully vaccinated, and this has been in a matter of months. The nation went from vaccinating only 7000 citizens a day in January, to three months later 44,000 daily doses in April, and 150,000 doses PER DAY at its vaccination peak on July 12th.
In just a few days, nightclubs and bars will be allowed to reopen to those with a digital vaccination certificate or negative COVID-19 test, after having been shut since March 2020. Digital certificates or negative tests will no longer be mandatory in hotels and gyms, but will
still be required for air or sea travel, or to attend major cultural or sporting events. Among the few measures that remain in place, mask-wearing is compulsory in public transport, at large events, in nursing homes, hospitals, shopping malls and hypermarkets.
Masks ceased being compulsory outdoors last week. From October 1st, there will be no restrictions on the number of people allowed to sit together in restaurants and cafes, or to attend cultural events, weddings and baptisms.
Portugal now leads a group of countries that have overtaken Israel’s vaccination rate where the fully vaccinated rate stands at just 61%. You can read more here: ft.com/content/1b9f5d…
During the pandemic the country reported at least 1,064,876 cases and more than 17,938 deaths. Last Thursday, Portugal reported 885 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths. You can read more here: reuters.com/world/europe/p… and here: euronews.com/2021/09/23/por…
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