Portugal's border recovers its life and advances in de-escalation | Video

Vilar Formoso (Portugal), May 1 (EFE) .- (Camera: Carlos García) Queues at gas stations, Portuguese shopping in Spain and Spaniards who can already have a coffee in Portugal. The common border reopened on Saturday after three months of restrictions, while the Portuguese country, with the pandemic stabilized, begins its last phase of disarray.

FOOTAGE OF THE FIRST DAY OF REOPENING OF THE LAND BORDER BETWEEN PORTUGAL AND SPAIN.

SOUNDBITES OF CIVIL GUARD Abel Gómez AND RODRIGO DUARTE, VILAR FORMOSO GNR DETACHMENT

1. It has all been organized by the Portuguese GNR, stopping some cars looking for arms, drugs and dangerous objects. In Salamanca, we have scanners to look inside bags, so we gave it to them when they asked for them. You can feel there is a bit more traffic.

2. “It is a control and awareness action so that they take into account the measures to combat the pandemic and a control action in the road field. With the opening and the possibility that people can move normally at the border, the increase in traffic is much higher, compared to the previous three months"

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Date: 01/05/2021 12:49 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Health » Epidemic and plague
Health
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 301 seconds
Reference: 55006056515
Relevance: Normal