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Portugal Says Remote Working Will Be Mandatory on Jan. 2-9

  • Government provided an update on Covid-19 restrictions
  • Country faced one of the world’s worst outbreaks in Jan. 2021

Commuters wait for a train at a subway station in Lisbon, on Nov. 5.

Photographer: Armando Franca/AP Photo

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The Portuguese government said remote working will be mandatory in the week of Jan. 2-9 as it tries to prevent a spike in coronavirus infections after the Christmas and New Year holiday break.

Schools will reopen on Jan. 10, a week later than previously planned, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Thursday at a press conference in Lisbon. Until that first week of January, remote working will be recommended when possible.