Madeiran hotel in lockdown after Dutch tourist tests positive for Covid-19
A Madeiran hotel is in lockdown this morning after a Dutch tourist who arrived on the island last Thursday has tested positive for Covid-19. Explain reports, the woman arrived before
Tested positive football coach Jorge Jesus says: “I feel normal”
Professional football coach Jorge Jesus – long-term friend of Portugal’s first Covid-19 fatality – is reported to have tested positive for the virus, but says: “I feel normal”. Jesus’ condition
Marooned motorhomers wonder how they will get back home
Marooned motorhomers watching Europe closing its borders are wondering ‘how on earth they will ever get back home’. The Resident heard from a couple who describe themselves as “one of
80-year-old with underlying health issues becomes Portugal’s first virus fatality
An 80-year-old man with underlying health issues has become Portugal’s first fatality in the spiralling coronavirus pandemic. The initially unnamed patient (see below) – who was admitted some days ago
CUF private hospital group gives State 50 ventilators
Private hospital group CUF – with outlets in the Lisbon and Porto areas – has stepped into the State’s battle to save lives with an offer of 50 ventilators. The
Porto introduces first “drive thru” testing centre
With the numbers of people infected with Covid-19 increasing all the time, Porto is poised to introduce the nation’s first ‘drive thru’ testing centre, to be used by patients already
Azores tightens measures as suspected cases leap in less than 24-hours
The government of the Azores has tightened measures brought in to stem the spread of the new coronavirus, after locals were found to be ‘breaking lockdown’ by still travelling to
“Unprecedented urgency” sees Eurogroup convene via video conference
Europe’s ministers of finance are all meeting today, via video conference, to agree measures designed to mitigate the economic impact of the Covid-19 outbreak impelling the world towards a global
Around 60 Nepalese agricultural workers held in quarantine in Faro school after six “show symptoms”, with one testing positive
A group of around 60 Nepalese, employed in the ‘agricultural sector, close to Faro’, have been placed in quarantine in the sports pavilion of a deserted school after six are
“State of Emergency” closing land, sea and air frontiers “in hands of president”
The decision to increase Portugal’s current State of Alert to one of ‘emergency’ – closing land, air and sea frontiers – is now in the hands of President Marcelo Rebelo