Hairdressers, small shops prepare to reopen in Portugal, students summoned to the fields

FILE PHOTO: People wear protective face masks near Comercio square, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Lisbon, Portugal April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante/File Photo

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal is preparing to gradually lift some lockdown measures next month as the coronavirus outbreak slows, with small neighbourhood shops, hairdressers and childcare centres likely to be first on the list to re-open.

Prime Minister Antonio Costa told parliament on Thursday that he wanted those services to resume next month and associations representing Portugal's personal care sector said on Friday they were preparing measures to be able to reopen hairdressers and beauty salons. [nL5N2C45WU]