Portugal to continue travel restrictions, land border with Spain to remain shut

On Thursday, the Prime Minister of Portugal, Antonio Costa said that till Easter, the land border with Spain will stay closed. Not just that, he also mentioned that the travel restrictions including the submission of a negative Covid-19 test will also stay in place.

Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Thursday that controls on the country's land border with neighbouring Spain will remain in place until Easter to fight the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.

Costa also told a news conference that travel restrictions, such as a negative Covid-19 test at arrival or quarantine, on those coming from the United Kingdom, Brazil and South Africa will stay in force due to the new variants of the virus.

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