Frontier controls with Spain extrended to April 6
Spain has extended frontier controls with Portugal to April 6, albeit that people with ‘valid reasons’ for travel (work/ health/ force majeur) are being allowed to cross over. Restrictions do
Portugal’s Constitutional Court vetoes euthanasia bid
The Constitutional Court has vetoed the diploma approved by MPs for euthanasia in Portugal on the basis that as it stands it is unconstitutional on four counts, relating to the
Deconfinement begins with Portugal firmly in ‘green zone’
Today’s Covid bulletin shows Portugal firmly in the ‘green zone’ of the government’s colour chart for recovery (see image above). Numbers in hospital (996) suffered a slight increase on Sunday
Alternative ‘leather’ fabric created by two companies in Alto Minho
An ‘alternative fabric’ that looks and feels like leather has been created by two companies in the Alto Minho region: wine producers Soalheiro and textile company Tintex. The fabric is
1400 piglets burn to death in Montemor-o-Novo pig farm
Roughly 1400 piglets were carbonised in a fire that broke out in the early hours of Sunday morning on a pig farm in Montemor-o-Novo. The horror also caused damage to
Fragilisation of SNS caused unnecessary deaths, says economist
The “fragilisation” of the SNS health service – due to decades of underinvestment – “caused deaths that could have been avoided” at the start of the pandemic. It also led
700,000 return to school in Portugal, but deconfined businesses ‘don’t expect whirlwind trade’
Portugal emerges from confinement today, with 650,000 children and 50,000 teachers and staff finally returning to creches, nursery schools and primary education; hairdressers and barbers once again opening their doors,
Thromboses reported post-Astra Zeneca jabs: DGS says there’s ‘no evidence’ linking them to vaccine
In another strange post-vaccine event, two people in Portugal have developed thromboses (blood clots) following their first inoculations with the AstraZeneca vaccine. A joint statement issued by DGS health authorities
Azores threatens to buy vaccines from Russia, China and U.S.
Concerned by a sudden spike in the number of local cases – and with no effective vaccine supply from the mainland – the regional government of the Azores is threatening
Portuguese investigator admits vaccinated people “can serve as multipliers of virus”
Today (Sunday) has brought further ‘news’ on the progress of vaccination in Portugal and how it now seems highly likely that vaccinated people can infect others even without developing signs