Covid-19: Portugal extends emergency as virus spreads
LISBON, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Portugal extended until Dec 8 the state of emergency it imposed to bring down the coronavirus infection rate as the second wave of the disease spreads.
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa announced he had signed the decree extending the emergency measures which had been due to lapse on Monday, warning that a further extension remains a possibility.
“The state of emergency will last as long as is necessary to fight against the pandemic” he said in a televised address.
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