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Portugal on Friday extended until December 8 the state of emergency it imposed to bring down the coronavirus infection rate as the second wave of the disease spreads.<\/p>\n

President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa announced he had signed the decree extending the emergency measures which had been due to lapse on Monday, warning that a further extension remains a possibility.<\/p>\n

“The state of emergency will last as long as is necessary to fight against the pandemic” he said in a televised address.<\/p>\n

While the second wave of the virus should reach its peak in late November or early December, a third wave will “probably” follow early next year, the president added.<\/p>\n

More than 80 percent of Portugal’s population has been under partial lockdown, although the measures are less strict than those imposed in spring.<\/p>\n

The announcement came after the social<\/a>ist government held an emergency cabinet meeting to decide on the virus restrictions going forward.<\/p>\n

The precise measures to be app<\/a>lied from Tuesday, and the extent to which they differ from those already in place, will be announced on Saturday<\/p>\n

Local media have said that the capital Lisbon could move to a three-tiered system depending on the infection risk in each municipality.<\/p>\n

Since November 9, those living in the worst hit areas have had to observe a nighttime curfew. At weekends the curfew starts at 1:00 pm.<\/p>\n

Working from home is obligatory in these areas, though schools have remained open.<\/p>\n

The north of the country has been particularly badly hit by the virus.\n <\/p>\n\n

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