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Coronavirus: UK holidaymakers ‘welcome’ in Portugal
Jun 3, 2020
Portugal's foreign minister has said anyone in the UK thinking of going to Portugal this summer would be "most welcome" amid coronavirus.
Augusto Santos Silva said tourists will be warned how full beaches are so that they can avoided crowded spots.
Mr Santos Silva told the BBC that an "air bridge" agreement between the UK and Portugal could be in place by the end of June.
Holidaymakers would not be subject to a 14-day quarantine under a deal.
He said any travel quarantine "was an enemy of tourism", but that he respected the UK government's decision to enforce one on almost all arrivals to the UK from next Monday.
Mr Santos Silva said "rules" would ensure that people would be able to holiday safely.
The minister suggested that nightlife in Portuguese resorts this summer will be very limited and people would not be allowed to congregate in groups at night.
He said hotels and apartments which comply with standards set by the tourism board would be labelled as "clean and safe".
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Later on Wednesday, the UK home secretary will tell MPs that a travel quarantine is needed "to prevent a second wave of the virus."
Priti Patel will also say that "air bridges" between the UK and countries with low Covid-19 infection rates are possible in the future, so that people arriving from certain places will not have to self-isolate.
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