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Compulsory masks and beach restrictions could be part of Portugal's 'new normal'
Portugal may make face mask use compulsory on public transport and impose beach restrictions during the summer months as part of a plan to ease the coronavirus lockdown. In an interview in the Expresso newspaper, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said he hopes to relax restrictions on schools, stores, restaurants and cultural spaces from May onwards, but such a plan would require new laws. Portugal declared a state of emergency on 18 March and on Thursday extended it until 2 May.