The president of the National Association of Public Schools and School Groupings, Filinto Lima, in a statement to Público newspaper, admits that continuing to serve meals at school canteens does not seem to be possible, “in such a small space and taking into consideration the high number of students, we will have to implement the take-away system”.

In order to guarantee that all meals are not served in the same space, Filinto Lima, suggests that other common areas will be used for this purpose as well.

In kindergartens, children “can have their meals in the classrooms”, he admitted.