Bloco de Esquerda appeals to Marcelo to reinforce social support measures FAST
Catarina Martins, coordinator of left-wing Bloco de Esquerda, has appealed to President Marcelo to “rapidly promulgate diplomas reinforcing social support measures in the context of the pandemic crisis”. She stresses:
Colorectal cancer kills 11 people in Portugal every day
Colorectal cancer kills 11 people in Portugal every day – and the issue 12-months into almost total focus by health authorities on the pandemic is that early signs of this
Phase two of Portugal’s slow deconfinement to be revealed on April 1
The second phase of Portugal’s slow deconfinement is to be revealed on April 1, minister for the presidency Mariana Vieira da Silva has announced today. Despite the worrying increase in
Task force “wants to test universities, public transports and concerts”
In the second ‘announcement’ in the last 24-hours that makes little sense, the newly appointed coordinator of the ‘testing task force’ Fernando Almeida told reporters that the plan is to
Portuguese citizens gain average of 5 kgs each since start of pandemic
Portuguese citizens have gained an average of 5 kgs each since the start of the pandemic. This is the underwhelming news of a study undertaken by Lisbon software company Fixando
Portugal passes ‘million marker’ in vaccination roll-out
News today is that Portugal has finally vaccinated 10% of the population (over a million people). The roll-out is to be ‘vastly increased’ from April due to the arrival of
“Prudence and common sense”: President’s recipe for successful Easter in Portugal
Addressing the nation this evening to usher in yet another State of Emergency (the 14th so far in this Covid-19 pandemic), President Marcelo called for “prudence and common sense”. These
Two out of every three Portuguese families struggling to make ends meet
Two out of every three Portuguese families are struggling to make ends meet. This is one of the conclusions of a new study by consumer watchdog DECO in a week
Anti-lockdown magistrate suspended by Portugal’s regulatory body
Anti-lockdown magistrate Rui Fonseca e Castro has been suspended by his profession’s regulatory body, the Superior Council of Magistrature. A judge at the Tribunal de Odemira, Fonseca e Castro has
Portugal’s Rt remains ‘stable’ at 0.91 as active cases take new dive
Concerns over the ‘creeping upwards’ of Portugal’s Rt (transmission) rate have reduced slightly today as the tally ‘stays where it is’ at 0.91 within the latest ‘very positive’ bulletin issued