On 30 April 2020, the government announced publicly the calendar and the conditions for lifting some containment measures (https://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/gc22/comunicacao/documento?i=plano-de-desconfinamento). The calendar includes a number of measures in several sectors to be revised every two weeks. All sectors must adopt the necessary measures to ensure physical distancing by reducing their maximum capacity, and adequate cleaning, hygiene and ventilation (see Section 1.2).

The COVID-19 Vaccination Plan was publicly presented on December 3 (https://covid19estamoson.gov.pt/plano-vacinacao-covid-19/). The COVID-19 vaccines will be free and administered by the NHS in several phases, according to age, exposure and risk criteria (see Section 3.1).

The Portuguese Government has created a task force of behavioural scientists in order to better advise on the effectiveness of the messages from the government to the broad population. The task force will issue recommendations on public policies based on evidence, particularly regarding implementation, piloting and assessment of strategies to communicate with citizens in order to change their behaviours (https://dre.pt/web/guest/home/-/dre/159762997/details/2/maximized?serie=II&parte_filter=31&dreId=159678463).