Portuguese President Marcelo Ribeiro de Sosa announced on January 17 local time that due to the rebound of the COVID-19 epidemic, the country’s current national emergency will last until at least March 9.
Portugal’s national emergency was officially declared on November 9, 2020, which can be extended for up to 15 days at a time.
The Portuguese House of Representatives approved the extension of the state of emergency until January 30 on January 13 local time, so the country’s state of emergency will be extended at least three times, and Portugal will hold the next presidential election during the state of emergency.
According to the data of the Portuguese General Health Department as of the 17th local time, the country has more than 10,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in a single day for five consecutive days.
