Reinforced police presence for 26 boroughs now ‘over limit’ for Covid transmission
There are now 26 boroughs in Portugal ‘at risk’ of not reopening further because of incidence levels of Covid-19. As a result, there is to be a reinforced police presence
Government support to families for energy bills this winter ‘fell short’, says regulator
The extraordinary support the government announced in January to help families through the cold snap fell short of the proposal by energy regulatory entity ERSE. In a report delivered
AstraZeneca ‘bombshell’ may delay Portugal’s vaccine programme, admits PM
Prime minister António Costa has reacted to the ‘bombshell’ news that there is in fact a link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots “observed after its administration”, warning that
“Extraordinary support” for people who have lost income since January to be extended
Portugal’s AERT programme, standing for ‘extraordinary support to workers’ income’, is being extended to take in people affected since January this year. The news came this morning from labour minister
Mayors of Portugal’s high risk municipalities in discussions with PM Costa
The various mayors of Portugal’s ‘high risk’ municipalities (in terms of incidence of cases of Covid-19) have been meeting virtually with prime minister António Costa this morning with a view
Elon Musk creates SXPT – Space Exploration Technologies Portugal
Midas touch entrepreneurial visionary Elon Musk has created Space Exploration Technologies Portugal – to be known as SXPT – designed to supply broadband Internet via satellite to users in this
Green hydrogen “buzz” ignites Portuguese press
The ‘green hydrogen buzz’ has well and truly begun in the Portuguese press as the government sets its sights on becoming an exporter of this natural gas that promises to
Holocaust museum opens in Porto
Taking advantage of the ‘green light’ in deconfinement, the first Museum of the Holocaust to open in the Iberian Peninsula has started welcoming visitors from 2.30 this afternoon. Run by
Over 650 fined over Easter weekend
Over 650 people were fined over the Easter weekend, most of them for ‘violating rules of confinement and circulating between boroughs without justification”. Say reports today, authorities are still out
Portugal’s Rt “now over 1” as hospital admissions rise by 24 in two days
Portugal’s ‘breath of Spring’ today as businesses open up is being tainted by the news that the country’s Rt (transmission) rate has reached 1 – and is starting to impact