Covid numbers Portugal: 82 deaths, infections just under 5,000
Portugal has just announced the latest Covid numbers – 82 deaths and 4,935 new infections. Media outlets are describing “the highest number of deaths yet” in a 24-hour period. But
Moody’s warns: Portugal among countries “most exposed to destruction due to pandemic”
Ratings agency Moody’s has warned that Portugal is among the reduced list of countries “most exposed to destruction due to the pandemic”. The reason stems from the fact that this
Group of killer whales goes on ramming rampage off Sines
Another strange ‘attack’ by killer whales has been reported off the coast of Sines. A German solo sailor put in a distress call on Tuesday after the rudder of his
Second largest tally of recoveries in 24-hours as Portugal’s Covid stats flag 62 new deaths
62 new deaths – the majority over the age of 80 – 3,021 new infections and 4,495 victims deemed to have recovered in the last 24-hours. Portugal’s latest Covid statistics
Covid ‘spreading in Portuguese jails’ due to hopeless overcrowding, says syndicate
Cases of Covid-19 are spreading in Portuguese jails due to hopeless overcrowding, says the syndicate of prison guards. Interviewed by Rádio Renascença this week, syndicate president Jorge Alves stressed that
PM promises ‘concrete measures’ to help restaurants stymied by weekend lockdowns
PM António Costa has promised ‘concrete measures’ to help restaurants forced to shut during looming weekend borough lockdowns. In response to the anguished pleas by restaurateurs yesterday, Mr Costa used
Maddie ‘revelations’: Portuguese police “shocked” by German cops “failure to conduct serious investigation”
After all the press razzmatazz, Portuguese police are reported to have accused German cops who claim they ‘know’ who killed Madeleine McCann of ‘failing to conduct a serious investigation’. Prosecutor
Legionella outbreak in northern Portugal kills five, infecting 60 others
An outbreak of legionella affecting the boroughs of Vila do Conde, Póvoa de Varzim and Matosinhos (all areas already constrained by the toughest State of Emergency measures) has killed five
Portugal reports ‘more bad news’ as internationally hopes for vaccine point to being ‘back to normal’ by spring
More bad news in Portugal today: another 63 deaths registered as caused by Covid-19, with 4,906 new cases of infection flagged by the country’s mass testing regime. But good news
New emergency measures in pipeline, claims tabloid
The government is already working on ‘new measures’ for the (so far) 121 boroughs most affected by the pandemic, claims tabloid Correio da Manhã today. The paper that warned this