© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A man walks down a deserted street in Lisbon, Portugal during the coronavirus outbreak2/2
By Catarina Demony
LISBON (Reuters) – Hundreds gathered in Portugal’s capital Lisbon on Friday to celebrate Labour Day, observing strict social distancing rules in a smaller-than-usual event to show solidarity with those left jobless due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Many wore face masks and waved trade union flags as they were asked to line up three meters apart in rows across a large green open area of the city centre.
Usually, thousands of people from across the country march through Lisbon’s streets on May 1 in a protest demanding more rights, but lockdown rules in place since mid-March forced the organisers, workers’ union CGTP, to adapt to a new reality.
This year, CGTP was granted special government permission to stage the event and used red and white barrier tape to mark exactly where…
