Covid-19: State of Contingency ‘extends to October 14’
Portugal’s current State of Contingency has been extended to October 14. Just as the State of Emergency ran over a period of weeks in two-weekly blocs, the State of Contingency
Young woman dies after police ‘shoot at fleeing vehicle’
A 23-year-old woman has died in hospital in Aveiro from gun-shot injuries hours after police fired at a fleeing vehicle. PJ police are now investigating. The incident happened in the
Belgium puts Lisbon and Centre back on ‘red list’ “strongly” advising against visits
Belgium has put the Greater Metropolitan Area of Lisbon and Central Portugal back on its no-go travel ‘red list’, “strongly advising” against any visits. Criticising the decision for doing ‘nothing
Pioneering therapy developed in Portugal promises to eliminate virus in seconds
A consortium put together by the University of Coimbra is working on a pioneering therapy which promises to eliminate “in seconds” the virus that causes Covid-19. Dubbed FOTOVID – because
Race for Recovery
This week sees the government on a mission to secure almost €58 billion in EU funding over the next 10 years to recover the country’s shattered economy. The pandemic, for all
SEF thwarts yet another incident of child trafficking through Portugal
SEF inspectors at Lisbon airport have thwarted yet another attempt at child trafficking through Portugal. This time it was a man flying in from Guinea-Bissau in the company of a
Defence minister wants national study on need for new airport in centre
In what could be clear sign the government is at last re-thinking its widely criticised plan for a new passenger terminal alongside the birding wetland at Montijo, minister of defence
Second pilot in Gerês Canadair tragedy dies ‘at home’
The 38-year-old firefighting co-pilot who survived the crash of a 46-year-old early model Canadair water bomber that claimed the life of Portuguese pilot Jorge Jardim on the Portuguese-Spanish border last
“Confinement much less important than it was” says health minister as government presents virus strategy for autumn/ winter
“We realise confinement is less important than it was in the past, when we were learning”, health minister Marta Temido told journalists this week as DGS health authorities presented Portugal’s
Masks in the open air “when physical distancing can’t be assured”
“Very soon” health chiefs will be telling us all to wear masks in public open spaces if they are so ‘busy’ that physical distancing cannot be assured. DGS health director