{"id":606758,"date":"2021-07-30T11:23:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T15:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=606758"},"modified":"2021-07-30T11:23:14","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T15:23:14","slug":"portugal-lifts-covid-restrictions-defying-delta-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portugal-lifts-covid-restrictions-defying-delta-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"Portugal lifts COVID restrictions defying \u2018Delta\u2019 fears"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fportugal-lifts-covid-restrictions-defying-delta-fears%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=606758&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2475786\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2475786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prime Minister Ant\u00f3nio Costa announced the lifting of the remaining coronavirus restrictions in Portugal. (AP Photo\/Armando Franca0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 8:06 AM PT \u2013 Friday, July 30, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Portugal is refusing to reimpose coronavirus lockdowns amid the latest media frenzy over the Delta strain. On Thursday, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa said he\u2019s lifting the remaining coronavirus restrictions despite calls for the exact opposite.<\/p>\n<p>Costa told reporters the final reopening will take place in three stages, the first of which begins next Sunday. He added, 57 percent of Portugal\u2019s population are expected to be fully-vaccinated from COVID-19. This comes in addition to the number of people who have recovered from the virus and will allegedly be enough to create herd immunity, so says Costa.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ICYMI \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Portugal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Portugal<\/a> should reach group immunity by the end of the summer, said Prime Minister Antonio Costa, adding that this creates \u201ca very important moment for confidence and total liberation of society.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VwSJ3qB6ek\">https:\/\/t.co\/VwSJ3qB6ek<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 EURACTIV (@EURACTIV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EURACTIV\/status\/1418858515607826433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIdentical rules for the whole of the country: the end of restrictions for all businesses with a general closure at 2:00 a.m. and intensive use of the vaccination certificate or as an alternative a rapid test,\u201d stated the Portuguese prime minister. \u201cBeyond these three generic rules, we will begin freeing all activities in three stages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Costa said, however, controversial proof of vaccine or COVID-19 test requirements will remain in place for now due to European Union rules.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/gov-abbott-signs-executive-order-banning-ground-travel-of-migrants-with-risk-of-spreading-covid-19\/\">Gov. Abbott Signs Executive Order Banning Ground Travel Of Migrants With Risk Of Spreading COVID-19<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Ant\u00f3nio Costa announced the lifting of the remaining coronavirus restrictions in Portugal. 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