Portugal could attain herd immunity by start of summer
It’s the latest prediction, this time given by health secretary Diogo Serra Lopes as he opened a new vaccination centre in Portimão earlier today. Thanks to increasing rates of vaccination,
Portuguese university teams come up with edible alternative to plastic-wrap
Imagine edible food-wrap that ‘looks like plastic’ but is in fact edible – and helps keep the produce it’s protecting fresh. This is what investigators from Coimbra university in collaboration
Zero Covid deaths registered in Portugal on Sunday – only 2nd time this has happened…
It’s the good news in today’s bulletin. The last 24-hours have not seen one death from Covid-19 in Portuguese territory (including the archipelagos). This is only the second time this
Pink supermoon should be visible tonight
A pink supermoon should be visible over our skies tonight. According to Lisbon’s Astronomic Observatory the best moment to witness this ‘more than usually tinged’ supermoon will be at 4.32
Portugal to send help to virus-stricken India
Portugal will be sending means to india to help contain propagation of the pandemic, minister for foreign affairs Augusto Santos Silva has announced today. “India has asked for the mobilisation
Over 100 shopkeepers and restaurateurs boo Portugal’s prime minister in Valença
More than a 100 shopkeepers and restaurateurs ‘welcomed’ prime minister António Costa to Valença today with angry shouts and loud boos. The reason for the visit was to extoll the
Anger and frustration as Portugal’s next deconfinement evaluation looms
Tomorrow (April 27) sees the next ‘evaluation’ of the virus outbreak situation in Portugal. With 43 boroughs’ current ‘day-to-day’ on the line (click here), there is enormous frustration at how
15.5% of Portuguese ‘already have antibodies against Covid virus’
15.5% of Portuguese already have antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19. This has come from the second phase of the national serological inquiry (conducted by health institute Dr
ARA works more magic, presenting a book to warm the bleakest mood
ARA (Animal Rescue Algarve) has managed to work yet more magic in its hometown of Loulé. By charming visitors and involving local schoolchildren from 11 Almancil schools, a delightful book
Over 160,000 Portuguese have booked Covid vaccines on self-scheduling platform
Since it was launched last Friday over 160,000 Portuguese have gone online to book their Covid vaccines via the self-scheduling platform (click here). The facility is open to anyone over