TOTAL FREEDOM – Experts tipped to tell government it’s time to “free Portugal from Covid restrictions”
The team responsible for Portugal’s deconfinement plan want to see an end to all obligatory measures imposed in the name of the pandemic. This proposal will be presented at the
Majority of Portuguese would support Angela Merkel as President of Europe, suggests poll
A poll by the European Council for Foreign Relations shows that the Portuguese are among the first European nationals who would choose Angela Merkel to be President of Europe. The
Infarmed meeting to determine ‘next steps in pandemic’ scheduled for Thursday
A new meeting between government policy makers and specialists has been set to take place at medicines authority Infarmed on Thursday afternoon. Following the usual pattern of these meetings, the
Fatal shooting: PJ police trawl through bars and train station CCTV images
CCTV footage of last Saturday night in the Cais de Sodré area are being studied by detectives in the hope that they yield some clues as to the identity of
Six cars go up in flames in Lisbon neighbourhood
PJ police are investigating a fire that consumed six cars (completely destroying four of them) in Rua António Ferreira, Alvalade, Lisbon, shortly after dawn on Monday. “A scenario of arson
Chief of police killed on bicycle
59-year-old PSP chief Luís Martins was killed yesterday while he was out taking a cycle ride. The accident, in the borough of Caldas da Rainha, happened following a curve in
DGS ponders end of daily Covid bulletins
DGS health director Graça Freitas has confirmed her authority is close to ending the daily ‘Covid’ bulletins that are published religiously by the press. In interview with Público she said
Pandemic negationists under investigation for insults hurled at parliamentary leader
Pandemic negationists are being investigated following an incident outside a Lisbon restaurant last Saturday, in which a small group armed with a megaphone stood outside heckling parliamentary leader Ferro Rodrigues,
Vaccines against seasonal flu to start being administered on October 4
Vaccines against seasonal flu will start being administered in Portugal from October 4. The DGS health directorate has announced it has purchased 2.24 million doses of vaccines for the coming
More syphilis and chlamydia in Portuguese youngsters…
In a bid to stem rising cases of syphilis and chlamydia in teens and 20-somethings, specialists are calling for education in schools on sexually-transmitted diseases. They hope classes might reduce