Six times less people die in Portugal of Covid this Christmas compared to 2020
SIC television news has been reporting on the “clear impact” of the country’s impressive vaccination roll-out. With close on 90% of the country now fully immunised, numbers this Christmas –
Novo Banco gets yet further millions – even when parliament voted ‘the gravy train has to stop’
Novo Banco has just received another multi-million euro State bung – even though parliament voted against the bank that rose from the ashes of BES getting another cent of taxpayers’
Quarteira house explosion: both adults seriously injured have died
Both adults pulled from the rubble of an horrific explosion at a private home in Quarteira last week (click here) have sadly died. The pair were seriously injured – the
Maddie cops receive another £350,000 for search…
British police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann are to receive another £350,000 to get them through to 2022, reports the Portuguese press today, suggesting this means they continue to
Only 8% of children in Madeira take up Covid vaccines: “inconceivable”, rails regional government
Only 8% of children in Madeira have come forward to take up the offer of mRNA vaccinations against Covid-19. The regional government has dubbed the situation “inconceivable, after two years
“Only 35% of over-80s in hospital with Covid in October were vaccinated” – official data
The drive to encourage citizens to take-up the offer of Covid booster shots continues apace in Portugal, with new statistics revealed suggesting ‘two-thirds of the over 80s hospitalised with Covid-19
Crisis talks on Monday as yet another hospital team tenders bloc resignations
Yet further talks to avert ‘crisis’ at a regional hospital will be going ahead tomorrow inHospital da Póvoa after another team of doctors has tendered the bloc resignations. As with
Portuguese air force ‘escorts Father Christmas’
“Mission accomplished; presents delivered; may everyone keep having a very Merry Christmas” – the Portuguese Air Force shows how it played its part in escorting Santa across national territory (click
Cardiologist questions why “parents coerced into submitting children to an experimental vaccine precisely when new variant enters Portugal about which little is known”
Cardiologist Teresa Gomes Mota has taken to print to ask why ““parents are being coerced into submitting their children to an experimental vaccine precisely when a new variant has entered
DGS wants entire adult population of Portugal to take Covid boosters
DGS health chiefs want the entire adult population of Portugal to prepare to take booster shots of the Covid vaccines. Say reports today, the State health directorate considers two groups