FILE PHOTO: A person wearing a protective mask stands during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in downtown Lisbon, Portugal, December 16, 2020. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo
LISBON (Reuters) - An overnight curfew from 11 p.m. will come into force in Portugal on New Year's Eve, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Thursday, as the government introduces measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus during the usually busy night.
"We have to totally cut out on New Year celebrations," Costa told reporters after a video meeting with ministers, adding that people would not be allowed to leave their homes between 1 p.m. and 5 a.m. from Jan. 1 to Jan. 3.
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