Cyclist in serious condition after falling 50 metres down escarpment off Costa da Caparica footpath
A 40-year-old cyclist is in a serious condition in hospital today after careering off a clifftop footpath and falling 50 metres down an escarpment. According to rescuers, this is not
World Health Organisation trials three new drugs on hospitalised Covid patients
The World Health Organisation is beginning trials throughout the world on three new drugs that may reduce the risk of death in hospitalised Covid patients. Its Solidarity PLUS trial is
‘Vandal’ who daubed graffiti across Lisbon’s Discoveries monument could face five years in jail
The ‘vandal’ who daubed graffiti across the base of Lisbon’s iconic monument to the Discoveries at the weekend (click here) has now been identified, and is presumed to have returned
Covid vac self-scheduling platform opens for 12 year olds from tomorrow
The DGS self-scheduling platform for vaccinations against Covid-19 opens to 12 year olds from tomorrow (Thursday), with the first weekend programmed for this age group being August 21-22. “We have
Delta variant responsible for 98.9% of all cases in Portugal
Latest data coming out of INSA (public health institute Dr Ricardo Jorge) is that the frequency of the Delta variant in Portugal is 98.9%, rising to 100% in Lisbon/ Vale
Portuguese scientists in race to deliver alternatives to Covid vaccines
Portuguese scientists have been working flat-out since May last year to deliver a viable alternative to the Covid vaccines. This isn’t because the vaccines are ‘not working’ – albeit limitations
DGS u-turn over child vaccinations ‘led by latest data’
UPDATED since originally story was posted, to text that appeared in printed edition of Algarve Resident: DGS flip-flaps on child vaccinations Following days of intense
Judge in charge of one of Portugal’s largest corruption cases “forced to take bus” on arrival in Madeira
Judge Ivo Rosa, the controversial judge ‘in charge’ of the Marquês corruption case involving former prime minister José Sócrates, had an ignominious arrival in Madeira for his summer holidays on
Syndicates continue fight against plan for collective dismissals by Altice
On a collision course with the government over what the company sees as the executive’s sloth and bureaucracy in implementing 5G, Altice Portugal appears to be forging ahead with what
Woman falls to death on cliff walk near Cabo da Roca
A 46-year-old woman fell to her death on Monday walking along cliffs in the area of Cabo da Roca, Sintra. She was in the company of her husband and a