Communiqué of the Council of Ministers of 30 June 2022 - The Council of Ministers today approved the resolution renewing the declaration of the alert situation throughout mainland Portugal, within the scope of the Covid-19 disease pandemic, until 23:59 on July 31, 2022.
However, the Minister of the Presidency, Mariana Vieira da Silva, at the press conference said that "probably in the coming days there will be news", giving an account of a possible "reduction from seven to five days of the isolation period" and the end of the requirement "of the digital certificate to enter our country”.
A decree-law amending some measures already existing and applicable in the context of the Covid-19 disease pandemic was approved, namely:
- Extension of the validity of medical certificates of multipurpose incapacity for the purposes of social, economic and tax benefits until December 31, 2022, in case their validity expired in 2019 or 2020, and until December 31, 2023, in the case whether its validity has expired or expires in 2021 or 2022;
- Extension until December 31st, 2022:
• the deadline for micro, small and medium-sized companies, when co-contractors within the scope of public procurement, to receive and process electronic invoices;
• the suitability of documents and visas relating to stay in national territory, provided that the holder proves that he has already scheduled the respective renewal
These measures take effect on July 1, 2022.
We will add the new decree-law once it will be published.