nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20200412-152458-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 200412s2020||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20200412-152458-0 doi eng 342 23 Violante, Teresa Author aut Coping with Covid-19 in Portugal: From Constitutional Normality to the State of Emergency Violante, Teresa Verfassungsblog 2020-04-12 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier As we write this report, it is unclear how the Covid-19 outbreak will unfold in Portugal. The country reacted quickly to adopt measures aimed at reducing social contact, including the closure of schools and a general ban on non-essential movement. Whether that will prove efficient to avoid the collapse of the national health system and prevent thousands of deaths, only time will tell. In this contribution, we describe and reflect on the action taken by public powers to address the Covid-19 pandemic, considering the situation as of April 9. funded by the government CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Coronavirus COVID 19 emergency powers Portugal Lanceiro, Rui T. Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/coping-with-covid-19-in-portugal-from-constitutional-normality-to-the-state-of-emergency/ raw object