Portugal wants a ‘miracle fall’ in coronavirus cases to avoid returning to the UK quarantine list, he said last night.
The precaution came just a week after tourists received the green tone of the country.
On Friday, Portugal reported its new highest number of viruses in seven weeks, with 401 cases detected.
On Friday, Portugal reported its new highest virus toll in seven weeks, with 401 cases detected (tourists wearing masks on a busy tourist street, pictured)
Paul Charles, director of the consulting firm PC Agency, said Portugal’s figures recommend that it be removed from the foreign Ministry’s list of rooms in a few days.
He added: “Portugal will most likely return to the UK’s quarantine list this week and the country itself is now preparing for a ‘state of emergency’ from 15 September.
“It has not been able to manage its workload in the last two weeks, as more tourists have entered Portugal, especially in Lisbon and Porto.”
The PC agency, which publishes a count of countries’ infection rates, has classified Portugal as an ‘orange’ nation, meaning it is reaching the UK quarantine threshold with 19.4 cases of viruses matching another 100,000 people during a cumulative seven-day count.- compared to 12.2 in Britain.
Portugal is listed as an ‘orange’ nation, meaning it is reaching the UK quarantine threshold with 19.4 cases of viruses for another 100,000 people of a cumulative seven-day count.
The threshold imposed through quarantine would be 20 instances consistent with 100,000.
Charles emphasized: “We will have to see a miraculous drop in the number of cases through Thursday to avoid being added to the government’s permanent quarantine list because it is drifting into the red zone.”
He warned that the numbers were expanding in Italy.
He insisted: “Only a transparent control strategy at the UK government airport will eliminate the agonizing expectation that many British tourists face each week, allowing them to book e-books with confidence and verify their return, save jobs in the sector and help them recover.faster.’
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