Nighttime curfews to start tomorrow in Portugal’s highest risk municipalities
Nighttime curfews are back for Portugal’s highest risk municipalities – nine of which are now in the Algarve. Presenting the latest decisions by the Council of Ministers, Mariana Vieira da
Germany to rethink its controversial ‘red listing’ of Portugal
Germany has admitted it could rethink its controversial red-listing of Portugal as a travel destination. Contrary to the ‘worst case scenarios’ put forward following Germany’s effective travel ban (click here),
Another 2,449 new cases of Covid: more than half in Greater Lisbon area
Today’s Covid bulletin has reinforced the picture of a 4th wave in which Portugal, like so many other countries in Europe, has the Delta variant in fairly rampant community transmission.
Cyclists vigil planned for Lisbon following pregnant cyclist’s death
The horrifying death of a pregnant cyclist in Lisbon’s Avenida da Índia recently has struck a chord in the hearts of many inner-city cyclists as it appears to have been
GNR “refused permission to inspect” minister’s BMW after fatal accident
GNR police have been impeded from carrying out routine inspection work on the BMW that killed road worker Nuno Santos on the A6 on June 18. This is just the
Portugal’s Council of Ministers expected to announce further measures to try and stem ‘galloping spread’ of Delta variant
Portugal’s Council of Ministers is expected to announce further measures today designed to stem the galloping spread of the Delta variant. With incidence this week running at 176.9 cases per
Delta transmission prompts experts to rethink concept of herd immunity
The last week has brought so many ‘new dramas’ to Portugal’s door that it would have taken the most miserable pessimist to predict them. Only seven days ago the country
Joe Berardo faces judge Carlos Alexandre as nine other defendants identified
Joe Berardo – once known as the 5th wealthiest man in Portugal – has been taken this afternoon for questioning by central criminal court judge Carlos Alexandre as another nine
Government to start funding ‘quickie antigen tests’: four per month
From tomorrow (Thursday July 1) the government is ready to start helping with the costs of ‘quickie antigen tests’. Anyone with an SNS health service number will be entitled to
PM Costa in “prophylactic isolation” after contact with infected member of staff
Prime Minister António Costa is in prophylactic isolation today after contact with an infected member of staff. Mr Costa is fully-vaccinated, has taken a test for Covid-19 which came out