Most Pingo Doce stores to open at 6:30 am on weekend

Most Pingo Doce supermarkets will open at 6.30am on the weekend, due to curfew restrictions under the State of Emergency, to avoid a concentration of people during the morning.

in News · 12 Nov 2020, 09:23 · 4 Comments

This comes after Prime Minister, António Costa, announced that circulation will be limited on the next two weekends between 1pm on Saturday and 5am on Sunday and 1pm on Sunday and 5am on Monday in the 121 counties most at risk of contagion. The Government also decreed a curfew between 11pm and 5am on weekdays, until November 23, in the 121 municipalities most affected by the pandemic. The measures affect 7.1 million people, corresponding to 70% of the population of Portugal.

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Comments

Why do people keep accepting this all? In March it was 1 person to entrer a supermarket. Now we have traffic lights or security at the entrance of shops. If it's full, you wait. Can't get too busy, can it? More suffering for shop keepers and keeping families apart on weekends. Every time a bit more pain.... still we keep going? Until it's too late and you're trapped! Faulty tests and no symptoms. Wake up folks.

By Ann from Algarve on 12 Nov 2020, 10:08

Surely counterproductive to force everyone to go out at the same time.

By Set from Lisbon on 13 Nov 2020, 18:54

Europa is 1 dictarschip! Work, eat and pay 50% taxes! No funny anymore!

By Petit from Lisbon on 21 Nov 2020, 13:47

Whats the point of getting vaccinated if we still have to wear masks, socially distancing, etc.? Nothings changed. If the unvaccinated are driving these new infections then mandate everyone get the shot and everyone will be on the same page. At that point enough already with all these restrictions.

By Tony B from USA on 20 Aug 2021, 17:08