UK’s decision to suspend flights with Portugal “absurd” and “without logic”, says minister
Portugal’s minister for foreign affairs has slammed the British government flight ban announced earlier today (click here) as “absurd” and “without logic”. Describing the decision as a “negative surprise”, Augusto
Portugal reinforces support for struggling businesses as they are told to close (again)
In the last few hours before the national lockdown comes slamming down, economy minister Pedro Siza Vieira announced ‘reinforced support’ for businesses that have been forced to close (many for
UK bans entry to passengers travelling from Portugal
Any passengers from Portugal who are not British or Irish nationals will be banned from entry into UK as of 4am tomorrow (Friday) morning. British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps tweeted
Schoolchildren in Portugal protest against icy-cold of classrooms
Schoolchildren in Portugal have started mounting protests against the icy-cold in their classrooms. Wrapped in blankets, wearing several layers of clothing, hats and scarves, the pupils of Serpa’s Escola Secundária
“Failure to wear a mask brings fine of up to €1000”, says Portuguese press
Huge confusion has erupted from the blanket warnings flashed up on television screens in Portugal last night saying “fines duplicate for not wearing a mask in the street”. Reports that
More than 2 million Portuguese can’t afford to heat their homes
More than two million Portuguese cannot afford to heat their homes. As the polar blast eases slightly today, the chill in most homes remains intense – invariably because of poor
Schools stay open! PM presents Portugal’s new lockdown
Prime minister António Costa has announced the form of Portugal’s new lockdown which comes into effect from 0.00 hours on Friday – not Thursday as previously suggested. The ‘surprise’ is
Pandemic sets new record in Portugal: 156 deaths, 10,556 cases, almost 200 hospital admissions
Wednesday January 13 has seen the effects of the pandemic scale new heights in Portugal: the highest number of deaths per day so far (156), the highest number of cases
Focus on ‘fallibility of PCR tests’ returns as Portuguese president tests negative, positive, then negative again…
Breaking news on Tuesday evening was that President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa of Portugal had tested positive for Covid-19. In the last two weeks of a presidential campaign, with a
With lockdown in sight, flights in and out of Faro reduce to bare minimum
Flights in and out of Faro airport have reduced to a bare minimum as the hours count down to Portugal’s looming national lockdown. Today, there is only one flight scheduled,