Portugal’s Census 2021 starts mail-drop today
From today, Portuguese nationals and residents are being warned to ‘watch their mailboxes’. INE, the national statistics institute, is sending out letters giving people the codes they will need to
Shootout at pumps in Estarreja, Aveiro
A uncharacteristic shootout ensued after four hooded men raided a BP service station in Estarreja (Aveiro district) on Saturday night. The shots began after police alerted to the assault
Tributes flood in for mayor who lost battle against Covid-19
Tributes have flooded in for António Almeida Henriques, the the late mayor of Viseu who died on Sunday morning after a month-long battle with Covid-19 (click here). Politicians from all
‘Back to school’, back to the gym, back to drinking coffee in the sun: Portugal enters ‘deconfinement phase two’
Portugal enters ‘deconfinement stage two’ today with the lowest numbers in hospital since August last year. Café esplanades everywhere are already full of people finally able to drink their coffees
Sunday’s Covid bulletin: 4 deaths, 193 new cases, 349 recoveries
Today’s Covid bulletin shows the lowest number of new cases recorded in a 24-hour period since last August. But it is a Bank Holiday weekend so it is possible this
Portugal’s ‘bête noir’ former prime minister to hear on Friday if corruption accusation stands
The contortions of Portugal justice have seen to it that it has taken nearly seven years since former Socialist prime minister José Sócrates was arrested on suspicions of corruption for
British variant responsible for 95% of cases in Algarve
With transmission in the Algarve over the ‘red line’ of 1, the latest DGS Covid analysis suggests the ‘more transmissible’ British variant is to blame. This variant is responsible for
Over 6,000 ‘turned back from Spanish border crossings’ since Portugal’s 2nd ‘confinement’
Over 6,000 people have been prevented from entering Portugal by road from Spain since the second ‘lockdown’ came into place. As the country slowly emerges from two months of confinement,
Mayor of Viseu loses month-long battle with Covid-19
Almeida Rodrigues, the 59-year-old mayor of Viseu, has lost his battle with Covid-19 at São Teotónio Hospital. Mr Rodrigues was admitted with complications from the virus on March 10, and
Paços de Ferreira enters yellow stage for transmission
The borough of Paços de Ferreira in the district of Porto has suffered a “significant increase” of Covid-19 cases sending it into the ‘yellow stage’ for transmissibility. Three weeks since