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. The slew of restrictions will last for at least two weeks and will start on the night of Dec. 25. They include making working from home mandatory and shutting nightclubs and bars. Also, a negative test result must be shown until at least Jan. 9 prior to entering Portuguese restaurants, hotels, cinemas, theaters, sports events, among some other indoor settings, regardless of people’s vaccination status. “This still isn’t the normal Christmas we are used to,” Prime Minister Antonio Costa said during a press briefing. “If we do not adopt these measures …