https://bifanaalfacinha.home.blog/ Portugal’s second lockdown is in response to the Covid pandemic in January 2021 had been a long time coming. In contrast to Spring 2020, when the Portuguese government acted swiftly and decisively, waiting for a second hard lockdown felt like being tied to the tracks as the train rumbled ominously and inevitably towards us. The powers-that-be prevaricated before and just after Christmas, implementing a variety of measures which often felt ar