Author: Natasha Donn

This evening saw both prime minister António Costa and President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa address the nation, to underline the fact that Portugal’s lockdown is nowhere near being lifted. Indications

Thursday February 11 has shown another ‘strong fall in hospital admissions for Covid-19’ in Portugal. After all the dire predictions of ICUs topping 1,000 patients, the reality today is that

Following truly offensive social media commentary singling out the mayoress of Portimão and other Algarve public figures, the head (bastonária) of the Nurses Order, Ana Rita Cavaco, is suffering a

This is the news from the European Commission today, relating to the next three months in which Portugal remains ‘locked down’ with no clear roadmap out of the labyrinth of

With all the so-called ‘good news’ of the virus situation improving, the truth is the embattled hospitality sector has yet to see any kind of light at the end of

Books are likely to be able to go on sale again in supermarkets once parliament approves the 11th presidential decree today over a renewed State of Emergency in Portugal. There

Today’s Covid bulletin carries further proof that Portugal’s dire situation is improving. The numbers of people in hospital has dropped for the second day running; numbers in ICUs are down

Epidemiologists are “increasingly concerned” by data on the growth of “a variant in Portugal with similarities to that which has become known as the Californian variant”.  The mutation – identified

Canadian ratings agency DBRS has brought a small ray of sunshine into Portugal’s compounded sense of gloom: the country’s tourism sector “will recover completely” – almost certainly showing this tendency

Following a key meeting today with experts at Infarmed (medicines authority), both prime minister António Costa and health minister Marta Temido have admitted ‘lockdown’ as the country has been experiencing