Portugal's popular festivals return amid threat of Covid-19 spike | Video

Lisbon (Portugal), Jun 10 (EFE).- (Camera: Brian Bujalance) The threat of Covid infections, which experts calculate at more than 350,000 potential cases during popular festivals and the return of macro-festivals to Portugal, especially in large cities such as Lisbon and Porto, are not tarnishing the celebrations amid the long-awaited return to normality.

FOOTAGE OF THE GRAÇA DISTRICT IN LISBON.

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-CLÁUDIA LOUREIRO, WORKER AT THE BARRACA DO NANDO, IN THE GRAÇA NEIGHBORHOOD:

"We were waiting for this to happen after two years without activity."

"People can't wait to party, to go out, and the weather is helping a lot". "It does affect a little, mainly to older people, but people are so eager to party that there will always be a lot of people"

-MAGDALENA, LOCAL:

"They have to come to find out. I can't describe it. Only if they come will they find out."

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Date: 10/06/2022 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Health
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 303 seconds
Reference: 7001174710
Relevance: Normal