Hospitals taking risk groups only as 80% of infected “can recover at home”
With authorities rallying now around the ability to organise day-to-day life much more effectively, the decision has been made to admit into hospital only ‘at risk’ patients – those with
State of Emergency: Government starts explaining what it all means
As the government draws up lists of establishments that must close, and businesses that need to stay open, various messages are coming out in the nation’s press. First and foremost
Head of Santander bank in Portugal becomes country’s second Covid-19 fatality
Tributes have been pouring for 73-year-old António Vieira Monteiro, president of Santander bank in Portugal, who lost his battle for life in Lisbon yesterday, becoming the country’s second fatality due
President Marcelo declares ‘STATE OF EMERGENCY’
President Marcelo emerged today virus-free from 14-days of self-imposed quarantine to chair a meeting of the Council of State on the wording for a declaration of a ‘State of Emergency’.
Government declares ‘civil requisition’ of Lisbon port
The government has declared a civil requisition of Lisbon port, following a further week in which stevedores maintained a total blockade on ships loading or unloading. The move was decided
Flights into Europe suspended as of midnight on Wednesday
All flights into Europe will be suspended as of midnight tomorrow (Wednesday), with Portugal making exceptions for countries with a ‘strong Portuguese presence’ (Canada, the United States, Venezuela, South Africa,
State of Public Calamity declared in Ovar
The government is preparing to declare a State of Public Calamity, “specifically for the municipality of Ovar”, writes Jornal de Notícias this afternoon. The day before President Marcelo Rebelo de
Africa’s richest woman accuses Portugal of ‘acting illegally’
Isabel dos Santos, Africa’s ‘richest woman’ – recently pilloried in the international press over allegations that she came by her wealth at the expense of the Angolan people (click here)
Projects for ‘large solar centres in Portugal’ now at risk
Projects in the pipeline for ‘large solar centres in Portugal’ using equipment manufactured in China are suddenly at risk due to the galloping coronavirus pandemic. Expresso explains that “a few
First Portuguese baby born to mother infected with Covid-19 “doing well”
The first baby born to a Portuguese mother infected with the new coronavirus Covid-19 is described as “doing well” in Porto’s São João hospital. Tests on whether or not the