Portugal's reopening today to tourists from the United Kingdom is accompanied by the authorization of non-essential trips to passengers from the vast majority of countries, not only through airports, but also the ports will be able to receive cruise ships again.
No entanto, eight countries with an incidence equal to or greater than 500 Covid-19 cases for 100 1000 inhabitants, only being able to make essential trips. In this list are South Africa, Brasil, Cyprus, Croácia, Índia, Lithuania, Netherlands and Sweden. This measure does not apply to passengers who have only made an airport stopover in one of these countries.
According to a government statement, a partir de hoje, 17 de Maio, passengers on flights from countries that are members of the European Union, countries associated with the Schengen Area (Liechtenstein, Noruega, Iceland and Switzerland) e Reino Unido, who have an incidence rate of SARS-CoV-2 infection less than 500 cases by 100 thousand inhabitants last 14 dias, can make all kinds of trips to Portugal, including non-essential travel.
Entretanto, passengers on flights originating in countries with an incidence rate equal to or greater than 500 cases by 100 thousand inhabitants last 14 days can only make essential trips and have to fulfill, after entering mainland Portugal, a period of prophylactic isolation from 14 dias, at home or in a location indicated by health authorities.
Essential journeys are considered, namely those designed to allow the transit or entry into Portugal of citizens traveling for professional reasons, of study, family reunion, for health or humanitarian reasons.
All citizens wishing to travel to Portugal by air (except children who have not completed 24 months old) have to provide proof of laboratory testing (RT-PCR) for screening for SARS-CoV-2 infection, with negative result, performed on 72 hours prior to departure.
Também, airlines should only allow passengers to board flights with a destination or stopover in mainland Portugal upon presentation, upon departure, negative test result. Airlines incur an administrative offense punishable by a fine of 500 a 2.000 euros per passenger boarding without proof of RT-PCR test, with negative result, performed on 72 hours prior to departure.
All of these measures are equally applied to the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers and crews of cruise ships in ports located in mainland Portugal.
