People walk at Carcavelos beach amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Cascais, Portugal, July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
LISBON (Reuters) - Scrambling to bring under control a worrying COVID-19 surge, tourism-dependent Portugal imposed stricter rules on Thursday, requiring holidaymakers to show a negative test, a vaccination certificate or proof of recovery to stay in hotels.
Portugal's new daily case numbers have been rising steadily in recent weeks, returning to levels last seen in February when the country was under a strict lockdown to tackle what then was the world's worst coronavirus surge.
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