New Post-Christmas Restrictions in Portugal Despite Top Vaccination Rate

Portuguese Prime minister Antonio Costa speaks during the 67th annual session of NATO parliamentary assembly in Lisbon, on Oct. 11, 2021. Carlos Costa/AFP via Getty Images

The Portuguese government on Tuesday announced a number of new restrictions that will be enacted over the Christmas holidays and the New Year, citing the spread of the Omicron variant.

The southern European country has one of the world’s highest vaccination rates against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus—around 87 percent of its 10 million population is fully vaccinated.