Portuguese judge takes legal action… against country’s Justice Ministry
A Portuguese judge ‘excluded’ from a selection process that has already sparked a major scandal has now confused the issue further by taking legal action against Ministry of Justice under
Portugal’s president (almost) in prophylactic isolation – pre-election debates go on
Portugal’s head of state Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was reported this afternoon to be once again in prophylactic isolation – this time slap in the middle of the ‘presidential race’
Government orders suspension of all non-urgent activity in hospitals of Lisbon
Health minister Marta Temido has this afternoon ordered that all hospitals in the Lisbon area “concentrate human resources in ICUs (intensive care units). Explain reports, her order is to take
Portugal registers new maximum of daily Covid cases: 10,027
Portugal has today registered 10,027 new cases of Covid infections. It’s the highest number of detected in a 24-hour period since the start of the pandemic. Numbers have been ‘creeping
Portuguese hospitals under “huge pressure. Next few days will be tough”, says health minister
Hospitals throughout Portugal are under “huge pressure”, admits health minister Marta Temido, stressing the next few days will be tough. Over 300 people have been admitted to hospitals during the
Autopsy reports “Portuguese health worker didn’t die from vaccine” but explains nothing further
Reports in the Portuguese press this morning are saying that the autopsy on the 41-year-old health worker who suffered a sudden death two days after being vaccinated against Covid-19 “had
Portugal registers another 90 deaths – almost 5,000 new infections – as elsewhere lockdowns return
As news comes in from UK – where citizens have once again been plunged into a six-week-minimum national lockdown – the situation in Portugal continues to be ‘critical’. Reports describe
Iconic Portuguese sculptor – ‘father’ of Lagos’ Dom Sebastião (spaceman) – dies, aged 83
João Cutileiro – perhaps Portugal’s best-known contemporary sculptor – has died in hospital aged 83. Cutileiro, born in the Alentejo, lived a number of years in Lagos where his Dom
Head rolls (noisily) in latest Portuguese government ‘scandal’
One head has ‘rolled’ today in the latest government scandal involving a minister who has been economical with the truth. But Miguel Romão, head of the general directorate of the
“Incredible response” sees threatened animal shelter raise money for municipal fine
An ‘incredible three days’ has seen money pouring in from far and wide to help Benafim Dogs, the little shelter served an eviction notice by Loulé Câmara in the Algarve