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By Catarina Demony
LISBON (Reuters) – As coronavirus cases fall and fall, fears increase that Britain will impose around 40 on others traveling from the country.
Less than two weeks have passed since Britain, Portugal’s leading tourism company, lifted a 14-day self-isolation rule for travellers arriving from Portugal.
The announcement came as a relief to the tourism industry suffering, as the restrictions kept visitors away during the summer.
The number of passengers arriving from Britain has increased by 190% since Portugal was removed from the British quarantine list.
But a steady count of several hundred new cases a day over the next week has raised fears that Britain could put Portugal back on the list.
Last Thursday, the fitness government reported 401 new infections since early July.Since then, cases have dropped to 231 on Tuesday, bringing the total to 58,243.
British Ambassador Chris Sainty said Monday that the embassy works heavily with the Portuguese government to perceive the situation, but “things can replace quickly.”
“While cases are spreading across Europe, quarantine has been reintroduced in many countries, in line with the UK’s primary goal of protecting public health,” he tweeted.
British media reported that the number of cases in Portugal meant he could be sent back to the quarantine list, but a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson declined to comment.
“If confirmed, it would have a massive effect on the number of tourists,” said Eliderico Viegas, president of the AhETA hotel agreement in the Algarve.”I’m worried.”
(Reporting through Catarina Demony, additional reporting through Victoria Waldersee, Patricia Vicente Rua and Sergio Goncalves, edition through Giles Elgood)