Mass-testing to go forwards throughout schools community
The ministry of education has announced that “testing for Covid-19 directed at the school community” (meaning public and private institutions) will start in September and continue on into October. The
Over 1,000 turn-out in Lisbon to protest against bullfighter who left 18 greyhounds to starve
Over 1,000 people turned out in force yesterday outside Lisbon’s Campo Pequeno bullring to protest against a ‘homage’ to ‘picador’ João Moura – the man who ‘hit the headlines’ last
“Re-open discos!” Exhausted residents and businesses in Lisbon’s Bairro Alto send out appeal
“Re-open discos!” It is no longer just the disco owners and managers themselves pleading with authorities to reopen this seemingly forgotten sector of Portuguese society. Exhausted residents and businesses in
Portuguese movement presents ‘Class Action’ calling for halt to Covid vaccinations for the under-18s
On the same day that suspended magistrate Rui Castro presented an official complaint against Portugal’s political class – citing ‘crimes against humanity’ when it comes to the government’s Covid response
Portugal’s best-selling tabloid puts Covid numbers into sharp perspective
In the wake of congratulatory texts on the pace of Portugal’s vaccination roll-out, the country’s best-selling tabloid has carried a thought-provoking column, comparing the virus situation as of yesterday’s official
840 Portuguese families ‘ready to receive Afghan refugees’
In just three days last week 840 Portuguese families contacted the High Commission for Migrations (ACM) to offer help and assistance in receiving Afghan refugees. Expresso reports that 350 were
Portugal leads world in vaccination rankings
Portugal is ‘leading the world’ when it comes to vaccination rankings. Our World in Data, one of the most popular sites for tracking countries’ progress through the pandemic, has this
Albufeira mayor admitted to hospital with pulmonary emergency
Albufeira mayor José Carlos Rolo has had to be admitted to hospital as a matter of urgency due to a pulmonary infection. Town hall sources stress his health issues have
“Crimes against humanity”: Hundreds turn out in Lisbon to support ‘negationist’ judge
So-called ‘negationist judge’ Rui Costa – the former Odemira magistrate who has been vehemently against Portugal’s pandemic ‘response’ since the early days – delivered a complaint to the Attorney General’s
DGS draws up list of immunosuppressed eligible for Covid booster jabs
A third booster Covid jab appears to be on the cards for roughly 100,000 immunosuppressed citizens in Portugal as health chiefs debate whether to roll-out vaccine reinforcement on a wider