Portugal to quarantine travellers from South Africa via rather just a few countries

LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal acknowledged on Saturday that passengers arriving from South Africa via a stopover in a out of the country country ought to additionally quarantine for 14 days and reward a detrimental COVID-19 test taken 72 hours before arrival, the internal ministry acknowledged on Saturday.

Tell flights from South Africa comprise already been halted and even supposing few cases of the COVID-19 variant first detected in South Africa had been identified in Portugal to this level, the measure turned into once supposed to prevent any extra spread, the ministry acknowledged.

Flights to and from Brazil and Britain had been suspended till the tip of the month, additionally to prevent contagion of COVID-19 variants. Passengers arriving by a rather just a few country ought to additionally test and quarantine.

Portugal, which has to this level reported 816,623 COVID-19 cases and 16,754 deaths, began easing a nationwide lockdown on March 11, but has saved shuttle restrictions, including controls on its border with Spain, in position.