As the outbreak of the new coronavirus spreads rapidly in Europe, Portugal will require all passengers entering the country by air from next month to show a negative certificate and will fine the airlines that carry the offending passengers. Did.
In Europe, infection with the new coronavirus is spreading rapidly in countries such as Germany and France.
Under these circumstances, the Portuguese government announced on the 25th that from the 1st of next month, all persons entering the country by air, including those from within the EU = European Union, will be required to show a negative certificate upon arrival.
The airline that carries the offending passengers will be fined 20,000 euros per person, or 2.5 million yen in Japanese yen.
In Portugal, nearly 87% of the population has been vaccinated, and the vaccination rate is high worldwide, but even so, due to the situation in neighboring countries, it was decided to strengthen border measures.
At a press conference, Prime Minister Costa said, "I would like to continue betting on vaccination to curb the spread of infection." I want to hurry up and expand to a quarter of the population by the end of January next year.