British tourists planning to holiday in areas like the Algarve will not be quarantined, the country’s PM Antonio Costa has insisted.
Mr Costa said no parts of mainland Portugal had made people self-isolate when they entered the country and the policy would remain the same.
He spoke out after a spike in the number of coronavirus cases, with the Lisbon region bearing the brunt of the largest rise in three weeks with 350 new positives being notified between Thursday and Friday.
Hotels in Portugal are set to reopen on Monday and beaches on June 6 as the country prepares to welcome foreign holidaymakers.