Manuel Pinho ‘unable to pay €6 million bail’ gets early Christmas cheer
Manuel Pinho, the former minister of economy currently under house arrest due to his inability to post €6 million bail, has received a shot of early Christmas cheer. After the
DGS “studies possibility of reducing validity period for PCR and antigen tests”
DGS health chiefs are said to be studying the possibility of reducing the validity period for PCR and antigen tests taken at pharmacies and testing centres due to the Omicron
Mutiny in restaurant sector forces government into hasty u-turn on testing
Hours from the moment new restrictions are due to come in for the festive season, the government has been forced into a hasty u-turn over the kind of tests required
Omicron wave: Portugal plunged into morass of new measures
From 00.00 hours on Christmas Day, Portugal is back, in terms of restrictions, to almost the same time last year – in spite of numbers being treated for Covid in
Resident population of Portugal shows 86.4% Covid immunity
The latest phase of INSA’s ‘national serologic inquiry’ shows that the resident population of Portugal has an 86.4% immunity against SARS-CoV-2. The figure refers to everyone in the country over
TAP gets (conditional) approval for €2.55 billion ‘restructuring plan’
Portugal’s ‘flagship’ airline TAP has received the green-light it needed to come back from the brink – but not without significant conditions. The European Commission’s approval for the government’s €2.55
Testing drive registers almost 9,000 new infections in last 24-hours
With focus on mass-testing at an all-time high in Portugal, today’s DGS Covid bulletin reports almost 9,000 new SARS-CoV-2 infections in the last 24-hours. Talking to TVI, health minister Marta
Lisbon closes two homeless shelters, in spite of “very serious” homeless problem in city
Lisbon mayor Carlos Moedas has announced the closure of two of the capital’s shelters for the homeless, due to their ‘lack of proper conditions’. Rough sleepers using the shelters will
Sales “prohibited between December 25 – January 9
Portugal’s latest measures designed to combat the spread of the Omicron variant mean that Boxing Day sales are prohibited until after January 9. The government’s focus on encouraging people to
Top job at Navy for Portugal’s ‘quiet vaccinations hero’
Portugal’s ‘quiet vaccinations hero’ vice-admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo is set to be given the job of Head of the Admiralty. Thursday’s Council of Ministers is expected to propose the