Maternity units under pressure for increasing numbers of Ceasarian births
Ceasarian births in Portugal have risen again, despite an official policy that hospitals should reduce them (click here) In a special report today, Jornal de Noticias says maternity units everywhere have
Last coastal pine forest in Cascais to be lost to development
The brave fight to save “Quinta dos Ingleses” – the last pine forest in Cascais (click here) – appears to have been lost. Expresso reports that in spite of all
Life expectancy in Portugal drops 8 months due to pandemic
Life expectancy in Portugal has dropped by 8 months due to Covid-19. This is the news from Eurostat today, which reports that life expectancy throughout the bloc has fallen, except
Health minister Marta Temido calls emergency meeting to discuss EMA’s decision on AstraZeneca safety
Health minister Marta Temido has called an emergency meeting of the Council of the European Union today to discuss the EMA (European Medicines Agency) decision on the safety of the
Madeira to use ‘sniffer dogs’ at airport to detect passengers infected with Covid-19
Two sniffer dogs are about to start being used at Madeira’s Cristiano Ronaldo airport to detect passengers infected with Covid-19. The plan is a pilot project that if successful “could
IMF “duplicates pessimism over Portugal”
The IMF has ‘duplicated’ its already negative estimate over the size of Portugal’s deficit this year. The last projection was for 2.7% (while the Portuguese government itself was working on
Average hotel occupancy in Algarve for March just 4%
AHETA, the Algarve hoteliers association which recently lost its president (click here) has released new data to show that the average percentage occupancy for hotels in the region last
Pandemic cost Portugal €10.4 million per day in 2020
The combat of the pandemic during 2020 cost the Portuguese State €10.4 million per day. This is the calculation coming from UTAO (standing for ‘technical unit of budgetary support)
Almost five million Portuguese spent Easter away from home
Despite all the official guidance – and threats of fines – “almost half the Portuguese” spent Easter away from home. This is the contention of a study by statistics firm
Two dead in construction accident in Feijó, Almada
Two men refurbishing the outside of a buidling in Feijó, Almada (south of Lisbon) died today following the collapse of the mobile scaffolding platform they were on. The accident