&NewLine;<p>We told you about it a few days ago in <a href="https://vivreauportugalconsulting.com/le-deconfinement-au-portugal/" class="rank-math-link">an article</a>The government has just announced the schedule for deconfliction, which should hopefully begin on May 4&period; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class="wp-block-heading">How will the decontamination phases work in Portugal? </h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>May 4 will be the first date of the deconfinement calendar in Portugal&period; There will no longer be a state of emergency from this evening&comma; Portugal should go into a state of calamity&comma; maintaining restrictions on the movement of people and people not in employment &lpar;retired&comma; students&comma; unemployed ...&rpar; will have to remain in confinement&period; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>If decontainment goes smoothly and the government does not see a resumption of Covid-19 cases from June 1, the country will be able to reach a level of activity close to what it was before the virus arrived in Portugal&period;</p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class="wp-block-heading">The different decontamination phases in Portugal </h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>In this first phase of the May 4&nbsp&semi;comma; only certain stores that were forced to close with the state of emergency&comma; first promulgated on March 19&nbsp&semi;by the President of the Republic will be able to reopen&period;</p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The following companies will be able to open their doors&comma; however, all customers must wear masks </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h4 class="wp-block-heading">May 4 first reopening </h4>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Small retail outlets up to 200 square meters &semi;</li><li>Hairdressers and beauticians&comma; as well as hair salons&semi;</li><li>Librairies&semi;</li><li>Car dealership&semi;</li><li>Individual sports activities are allowed &lpar;outside the sports club&rpar;&semi;</li><li>Universities can reopen&comma; but they are not obligatory&period; According to the <a href="https://expresso.pt/coronavirus/2020-04-22-mascaras-desdobramento-de-turmas-prolongamento-do-ano-letivo-camaras-termicas.-como-vai-ser-a-reabertura-das-universidades">Expresso newspaper</a>Lisbon&comma; Porto and Coimbra can continue to organize distance learning courses and only take practical courses&period;</li></ul>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h4 class="wp-block-heading">May 18&nbsp&semi;restaurants reopen </h4>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>If all goes well&comma; the second phase of 18&nbsp&semi;mai&comma; other businesses&comma; including restaurants&comma; will be able to reopen&comma; as will the return of classes for high school students&period;</p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Commercial spaces of up to 400 square meters will be permitted, although municipal councils will have a special prerogative to authorize the opening of shops&period;</li><li>Cafés&comma; patisseries and restaurants &comma; but with&period; conditions According to <a href="https://rr.sapo.pt/2020/04/29/economia/restaurantes-reabrem-a-18-de-maio-mas-a-50-da-capacidade/noticia/191129/">Rádio Renascença</a>&comma; the reopening of these facilities will take place at mid-capacity&comma; in order to guarantee social distance within the &period space;</li><li>Première and Terminale students will be able to resume classes </li><li>Crèches&comma; although the government continues to help parents who decide to stay at home with their children &lpar;this help will continue until the end of May&rpar;&period;</li></ul>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Department stores to open only on June 1</h4>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Again, depending on the evolution of the pandemic&comma; the third phase will see the opening of the following stores&colon; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Commercial spaces over 400 square meters, including shopping malls &semi;</li><li>Opening of day-care centers&period;</li></ul>&NewLine;
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