Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is expected to announce a state of emergency to impose tighter lockdown restrictions, as the country hosts its first Covid-19 ‘day of national mourning’ in Lisbon.
Prime Minister Antonio Costa asked the country’s president on Monday to declare a state of emergency as a preventive measure to fight the spread of coronavirus at a time when infections are soaring. De Sousa is expected to make a statement in a televised address to the nation on Monday night.
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