191: Portugal’s ‘partial lockdown’ boroughs now include eight in Algarve
Portugal’s partial lockdown boroughs now include eight in the Algarve: Vila Real de Santo António, Tavira, São Brás de Alportel, Faro, Albufeira, Portimão, Lagos and Vila do Bispo. With prime
Chega ‘advances judicially’ after Portuguese PM calls party ‘extreme right, xenophobic, racist’ and ‘the worst that exists in Europe’
The national direction of Chega has decided to advance judicially against PM António Costa after he called the party “extreme right, xenophobic, racist” and “the worst that exists in Europe”.
5G fury: Altice Portugal ‘pulls plug on investment projects’
Altice Portugal is suspending investment projects “due to the disaster of decisions by the regulator (Anacom) over 5G”. This has been the message given in interview with Lusa by Altice
Portugal registers another 78 deaths and 5,839 new infections
Portugal has just delivered its latest 24-hour bulletin on the development of Covid-19, showing 5,839 new infections and 78 further deaths. The only ‘saving grace’ of these numbers is that
Budget voting day looms as government ‘scrambles’ to find ‘allies’
The ‘global vote’ on the PS government’s ‘hotly contested’ spending plans for 2021 is fast approaching, with support for approval by no means assured. As the country as a whole
Legionella deaths in north: source of infection still unclear
With deaths from Legionella creeping upwards in the north – victims this far have all been elderly – the government has now opened an inquiry. The main issue is where
Portugal caught by new restrictions announced by neighbouring Spain
Portugal woke up today to find itself included in the new ‘bulletin’ of at-risk destinations issued by Spain. This means that from November 23, anyone flying or sailing into Spanish
Portugal’s shoemakers switch from fancy to comfy to survive pandemic
Portugal’s shoemakers are having an uphill struggle to survive the pandemic. With the demise of social occasions, the demand for ‘fancy shoes’ has slumped. Thus the conscious decision to ‘switch
Portugal braced for new restrictions
Today (Thursday) sees yet another meeting of the ‘crisis cabinet’ (Council of Ministers) beset from all sides by problems. Various sections of society have started ‘kicking back’ against the government’s
‘Blacklist’ of 121 boroughs expected to increase to ‘around 150’ today
The current ‘blacklist’ of 121 boroughs under partial lockdown is expected to increase by roughly another 30 today, including a new handful in the Algarve. Portugal’s ‘crisis cabinet’ of the