Portugal lifts suspension of flights to and from Mozambique
This Saturday, Portugal once again allowed flights to and from Mozambique, but requires that passengers coming from some countries in southern Africa must be complied with, according to an order by the Diário da República.
In an interministerial order published on Friday and signed by ministries such as Foreign Affairs, Health and Internal Administration, Portugal authorizes essential travel to and from Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana, Essuatini (ex-Swaziland), Lesotho, Namibia and Zimbabwe.
On the other hand, it requires that passengers on flights, as well as passengers who, regardless of origin, present a passport with a departure record from these countries, to comply, after entering mainland Portugal, with a period of prophylactic isolation of 14 days, at home or in indicated by the health authorities.
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However, according to the order, the prophylactic isolation of these passengers ceases for those who obtain a negative result in a nucleic acid amplification test (TAAN) or rapid antigen test (TRAg) performed on the third day.
On the other hand, prophylactic isolation “is not applicable to passengers who remain in mainland Portugal for a maximum period of 48 hours”.
The order now published is also applicable, with the necessary adaptations, to citizens entering Portugal by sea or land.
The ruling came into effect at 00:00 on Saturday, changing the order that, at the end of November, suspended air traffic to Mozambique and other southern African countries as a result of the identification of the new variant of the Covid-19 virus – Ómicron – and the its classification as a variant of concern by the World Health Organization (WHO), due to its incidence and transmissibility, forcing that restrictive measures be taken into account to prevent and prevent its spread.
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