Portuguese resort to test all residents ahead of summer season


  • World
  • Friday, 22 May 2020

Cascais ressident Marina Lima has blood drawn to test for coronavirus antibodies following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Cascais, Portugal May 21, 2020. Picture taken May 21, 2020. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante

CASCAIS, Portugal (Reuters) - A popular beach town near Lisbon plans to be the first in Portugal to test all of its 200,000 residents for coronavirus antibodies to try and help them enjoy as normal a summer season as possible despite the crisis.

Born and bred in Cascais, loved for its beaches and golf courses, 57-year-old Marina Lima was one of the first to enter the tiny testing room when the initiative began on Thursday.

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