Lisbon imposes early weekend closures and travel restrictions as COVID cases rise
LISBON, June 24 (Reuters) - Those leaving or entering the Lisbon region each weekend will need a negative coronavirus test or a vaccination certificate, the Portuguese government said on Thursday, with restaurants, cafes and shops forced to close earlier.
"We are in a fight against time between the progression of the disease and the process of vaccination," Cabinet Minister Mariana Vieira da Silva told a news conference.
Coronavirus cases rose by 1,556 on Thursday, the biggest jump since late February, when the country of just over 10 million was still under lockdown. (Reporting by Catarina Demony and Victoria Waldersee; Editing by Alison Williams)
