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deconfinement phases begin on May 4

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

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